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Charmouth Tunnel

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Charmouth Tunnel
Location Map ( geo)
Axminster Tunnel, Thistle Hill - Geograph - 160226.jpg
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Location
Charmouth
County
Dorset
Opening Date
1835
Closure Date
1991
Additional Information
Tunnel Type:  Bored Tunnel
List No:  1228302  (Grade II)
Length:  67.2m (220 ft)
On road(s)
A35

The Charmouth Tunnel was a narrow S2 tunnel on the A35. It was bypassed in 1991.

The land around and including the tunnel was purchased in 2004 and the structure itself has been converted into a sports centre.



Videos

Charmouth tunnel for the last time

Charmouth tunnel in Dorset in the last few weeks before the tunnel closed

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Charmouth Tunnel
Related Pictures
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Disused A35 Tunnel - Geograph - 413761.jpgOld A35 - Coppermine - 14436.jpgTunnel vision - Coppermine - 14435.jpgLooking west. - Coppermine - 14432.jpgLooking back, westwards. Note refuge for road workers. Although the approach heading west was straight, there was no warning of anything coming into the tunnel, as shown here. - Coppermine - 14433.jpg



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