Historic Mersey Tunnel toll booth, as would be used for collecting charges, Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN
The Queensway tunnel is a road tunnel under the River Mersey, in the north west of England, between Liverpool and Birkenhead. Locally, it is often referred to as the "Birkenhead tunnel" or "old tunnel", to distinguish it from the newer Kingsway tunnel (1971), which serves Wallasey and the M53 motorway traffic. At kilometres ( mi) in length, it is the longest road tunnel in the UK. Tolls have been a feature of tunnel use since the Queensway Tunnel opened in 1934. Although residents were originally told tolls would be removed when debts were repaid, this position was dropped long ago. Debts and tolls were increased when the Kingsway Tunnel was built in 1971 to relieve congestion in the first tunnel. The County of Merseyside Act 1980 enshrined in law the right to continue collecting tolls once the debts were repaid. The later 2004 Act created a legal position where tolls charged must rise in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI) as published in November.
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Location: Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN
Photo credit: © Tony Smith / Alamy / Afripics
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