Wath Road Tunnel
Wath Road Tunnel
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The functional brick portal at the north end of Wath Road Tunnel.
There aren’t many tunnels that are inspected by boat – literally – but here’s one with which to start a list.
The red brick Wath Road Tunnel was part of the Swinton & Knottingley Joint’s line south from Ferrybridge, linking to routes heading west, east and south from the area around Wath-upon-Dearne. Passing through it was a chord from Dearne Junction to Mexborough West Junction on the South Yorkshire, Doncaster & Goole Railway.
At 62 yards, it is neither hugely significant nor especially impressive. It did though serve its purpose well, doing so from 1879 until closure came in 1965.
March 2010