Norwood Tunnel
The Eastern Portal of Norwood Tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Derbyshire / South Yorkshire |
| Coordinates | 53°20′06″N 1°16′11″W / 53.33501°N 1.26971°W |
| OS grid reference | SK486822 |
| Status | collapsed Condition Rebuilding Proposed |
| Waterway | Chesterfield Canal |
| Start | 53°20′15″N 1°15′01″W / 53.33748°N 1.25021°W |
| End | 53°19′57″N 1°17′21″W / 53.33253°N 1.28921°W |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | 1771-1775 |
| Opened | 9 May 1775 |
| Closed | 1907 Collapsed |
| Owner | Chesterfield Canal Company |
| Technical | |
| Design engineer | James Brindley |
| Length | 2,884 yards (2,637 m) |
| Tunnel clearance | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Width | 9 feet 3 inches (2.8 m) |
| Towpath | No |
| Boat-passable | No |
Norwood Tunnel was a 2,884-yard-long (1.639 mi; 2,637 m), 9-foot-3-inch-wide (2.82 m) and 12-foot-high (3.7 m) brick (3 million of them) lined canal tunnel on the line of the Chesterfield Canal with its Western Portal in Norwood, Derbyshire and its Eastern Portal in Kiveton, South Yorkshire, England.