The World's Most Unique Tunnel -A Video
The world's most unusual tunnel runs under the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany. A beautiful tunnel like no other, this 1/2 kilometer ‘technical marvel’, built in 1911, sits 24 meters below the river and connects central Hamburg with the shipyard island of Steinwerder. What makes the tunnel unique are the entry points on each side of the river: but rather than just driving straight into the tunnel, vehicles enter a freight elevator which slowly descends to the tunnel below, the tunnel then taking traffic to a similar elevator on the opposite side which lifts them back to ground level.
The tunnel, still used to a lesser extent today by pedestrians, cyclists and cars, is now considered more a tourist attraction due to it’s quirky nature.
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Link: http://deputy-dog.com/2008/02/03/hamburgs-unique-elevator-tunnel/
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