Kingsway Tunnel
The Kingsway Tunnel (or Wallasey Tunnel) is a toll road tunnel under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Wallasey. The 1.5 mi (2.4 km) tunnel carries the A59. It was built because the Queensway Tunnel – which was built in the 1930s to carry vehicles between Birkenhead and Liverpool – was unable to cope with the rise in postwar traffic.
Tunnel entrance in Wallasey | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Merseyside, England |
| Status | Active |
| Route | A59 road |
| Start | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| End | Wallasey, Merseyside |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | 1968–1973 |
| Opened | Southern portal: 24 June 1971 Northern portal: 13 February 1974 |
| Owner | Merseytravel |
| Traffic | Automotive |
| Toll | £2 for cars (£1.20 for LCR fast-tag) |
| Technical | |
| No. of lanes | 4 (2 in eastbound, 2 westbound) |
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