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A road tunnel running underneath the Thames to link [[Locale Limehouse|Limehouse]] in the north with [[Locale Rotherhithe|Rotherhithe]] in the south. (Note that although [[Locale Shadwell|Shadwell]] lies directly to the north of the tunnel's Rotherhithe entrance, the tunnel bends to the east as it crosses the river and so its other entrance is actually in Limehouse.) Although it's technically possible to walk through the tunnel, this is not going to be a pleasant experience; pollution levels are high, and the tunnel is narrow and winding. Cyclists are permitted; but, again, are not going to enjoy it much. Large vehicles are not allowed to enter the tunnel, and TfL seem to consider it infeasible to run buses through it. There have, historically, been bus routes running through the tunnel, see for example [http://web.archive.org/web/20090617222732/http://www.londonbusroutes.net/photos/395.htm this 2003 article] on the incredibly cute buses of the no-longer-extant route 395. See also: * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherhithe_Tunnel Wikipedia entry] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130302061818/http://www.kingstairs.com/rotherhithe/roadtunnel.html Article from the Rotherhithe and Bermondsey Local History Group] * [http://carolineld.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/walking-rotherhithe-tunnel.html Caroline's Miscellany article] * [http://youtube.com/watch?v=fqTUEkju5j0 Video of a drive through the tunnel] * [http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-06-16T22:59:00Z#5549148670291321495 Diamond Geezer's writeup of a walk through the tunnel] * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/albedo/513041141/ Fin Fahey's comparison photos of the tunnel entrance in 1909 and 2006] - plus discussion in comments * [http://web.archive.org/web/20100401082738/http://sciencemuseumdiscovery.com/blogs/collections/building-the-rotherhithe-tunnel/ Science Museum blog post about photos of the tunnel's construction]
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