Buried beneath the river bed of the River Tyne is a pedestrian and cyclist tunnel that was built to provide a vital link between the communities on either side of the river. Access to these tunnels is via the longest wooden escalator in the world. The Tyne Cyclist and Pedestrian Tunnels was an ambitious engineering project which involved miners operating in compressed air to excavate the tunnels. The project cost £833,000 to construct and was completed in 1951. The two tunnels run parallel, one for pedestrians and the other for…
