Blackwall Tunnel
The Blackwall Tunnel is a pair of road tunnels underneath the River Thames in east London, England, linking the London Borough of Tower Hamlets with the Royal Borough of Greenwich, and part of the A102 road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The O2 Arena and Blackwall DLR station.
The O2 Arena
Theater building
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The O2 Arena, commonly known as the O2, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment district on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London, England. The O2 Arena is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Blackwall Tunnel.
Blackwall DLR station
Railway station
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Blackwall is a Docklands Light Railway station in Blackwall, London, England. It is located very close to the northern entrance to the Blackwall road tunnel under the River Thames. Blackwall DLR station is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Blackwall Tunnel.
East India DLR station
Railway station
Photo: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East India is a station on Docklands Light Railway in Blackwall, east London. It takes its name from the nearby former East India Docks of the Port of London, where ships trading with the Indian subcontinent used to dock. East India DLR station is situated 1,500 feet north of Blackwall Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Providence Wharf and Blackwall Yard.
New Providence Wharf
Neighborhood
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New Providence Wharf is a residential development in the Blackwall district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, at the north end of the Blackwall Tunnel.
Blackwall Yard
Locality
Blackwall Yard is a small body of water that used to be a shipyard on the River Thames in Blackwall, engaged in ship building and later ship repairs for over 350 years. The yard closed in 1987.
Blackwall
Suburb
Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Blackwall is an area of Poplar, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London. The neighbourhood includes Leamouth and the Coldharbour conservation area.
Blackwall Tunnel
- Type: Road tunnel
- Description: pair of road tunnels underneath the River Thames
- Categories: architectural structure, road tunnel, and transportation
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Polish—“Blackwall Tunnel” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “A102公路”
- Chinese: “布萊克沃隧道”
- Chinese: “黑墙隧道”
- Chinese: “黑牆隧道”
- Dutch: “Blackwall Tunnel”
- German: “Blackwall Tunnel”
- German: “Blackwall-Tunnel”
- Japanese: “ブラックウォールトンネル”
- Korean: “블랙월 터널”
- Polish: “Blackwall Tunnel”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Blackwall and Cubitt Town and Trinity Buoy Wharf.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Radisson Blu Edwardian New Providence Canary Wharf and Fraser Place Canary Wharf.
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