The Channel Tunnel

  • The Channel Tunnel (Chunnel) is 31.4 miles long and has the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world (23.5 miles)
  • The Chunnel is recognized as one of the “Seven Wonders of the Modern World” alongside the Empire State Building, Itaipu Dam in South America, CN Tower in Toronto, Panama Canal, North Sea Protection Works in the Netherlands, and Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
  • Work on the Chunnel took place from both the English and French sides, but the English side tunneled the greater distance
  • Each boring machine used on the Channel Tunnel weighs more than the Eiffel Tower
  • 85% of car passengers through the Chunnel are British
  • More than 1 million dogs and cats have traveled through the Chunnel