Tyne Tunnel

The Tyne Tunnel is the furthest downstream fixed crossing of the River Tyne in Northeast England, as part of the A19.

The original project consisted of a set of foot and cycle tunnels, opened in 1951, and a single carriageway road tunnel, which opened in 1967. Subsequent roadbuilding in the area, not least the rerouting of the A1 through the tunnel from the early 1980s to the completion of the Newcastle Western Bypass in 1993, meant that the tunnel became a severe bottleneck, and made refurbishment near impossible.

Consequently in 2004, a decision was made to build a second parallel tunnel. Construction started in 2008 and opened in early 2011. Traffic started using both tunnels and hence the route became dual carriageway in late 2011.

Routes

Route	To	Notes
A19	Sunderland, Teesside, Gateshead (A194) (A184)
A19	The NORTH, Seaton Burn, A1
A1058	Newcastle upon Tyne	Accessed via A19
A185	Hebburn
A185	South Shields (A194)
A187	Tyne Commission Quay
A187	Wallsend
B1297		Priory Rd
A1	Sunderland, Teesside, Gateshead(A194)(A184)	now A19
A1	The NORTH, Seaton Burn, A1	now A19

Links

legislation.gov.uk

• The River Tyne (Tunnels) Order 2005

• The River Tyne (Tunnels) (Revision of Tolls) Order 2011

• The River Tyne (Tunnels) (Modification) Order 2011

• The River Tyne (Tunnels) (Revision of Tolls) Order 2012

• The River Tyne (Tunnels) (Revision of Tolls and Traffic Classification) Order 2013

• The River Tyne (Tunnels) (Revision of Tolls) Order 2016

• The River Tyne (Tunnels) (Revision of Tolls) Order 2018

• The River Tyne (Tunnels) (Revision of Tolls) Order 2019

• The River Tyne (Tunnels) (Revision of Tolls) Order 2020

New Tyne Crossing Official Website

• Official Website