Building the Channel Tunnel

Building the Channel Tunnel book cover — com abdopublishing Publishing Abdo of imprint An Sandcastle Super ENGINEERING MARVELS BUILDING THE CHANNEL TUNNEL KELLY DOUDNA Consulting Editor Diane Craig M A Reading Specialist

Building the Channel Tunnel — page 1 — TUNNEL EURO TUNNEL A IS THE CHANNEL TUNNEL WHAT A tunnel is a passage It is dug through the earth It can be small or large Tunnels run underground The Channel Tunnel is under the English Channel It connects England and France Trains travel through it

Building the Channel Tunnel — page 2 — THE CHANNEL TUNNEL LOCATION The English Channel Europe ENDPOINTS Folkestone England and Calais France BUILDING STARTED February 2 1988 OPENING DATE May 6 1994 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TransManche Link TML DEEPEST POINT 246 feet 75 m LENGTH 31 4 miles 50 5 km NICKNAME The Chunnel

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