Butterley Tunnel
Eastern portal of Butterley Tunnel, 2006 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Near Ripley, Derbyshire |
| Status | Closed |
| Waterway | Cromford Canal |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1794 |
| Rebuilt | 1900 |
| Owner | Cromford Canal Company / Midland Railway Company |
| Technical | |
| Length | 3,083 yards (2,819 m) |
| Tunnel clearance | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Towpath | No |
Butterley Tunnel is a 3,083-yard (2,819 m) disused canal tunnel on the Cromford Canal below Ripley, in Derbyshire, England, opened to traffic in 1794. Along with Butterley Works blast furnaces, part of the canal tunnel and its underground wharf were declared a scheduled monument in 2013.