See Also

• Recreation: Roads and Highways: Historic (36)
• Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: England: Merseyside: Liverpool: Society and Culture: History: Williamson Tunnels (4)

• Hooac Tunnel Collection - Details of the documents collection held by the North Adams Public Library. Includes historical notes on the construction.
• Tunneling Under the Hudson River - Facsimile of the 1885 illustrated book by S. D. V. Burr.
• Hezekiah's Tunnel - Jerusalem - A collection of pictures of the tunnel taken in 1995. Includes historical facts, physical characteristics, and quotes from the Bible and other historical sources.
• The Astoria Tunnel Under the East River for Gas Distribution in New York City - Text of this article by John Vipond Davies printed in the 1916 volume of the American Society of Civil Engineers Transactions.
• Sutro Tunnel - Facsimile of the letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the report of the commission to examine and report upon the Sutro Tunnel, in Nevada. January 9, 1872.
• Railway Tunnels Under the Hudson River - Illustrated article from the Scientific American published in 1891. Discusses the resumption of construction works.
• Sutro Tunnel Company Collection - A guide to the papers collection held by the University of Nevada.
• Chicago Tunnel Company - Illustrated history of the freight tunnels below the streets of downtown Chicago. Opened in 1906.
• The Tunnel of Eupalinos - Extensive illustrated article by Dan Hughes, with appendix by Hans J. Keller. Based on visits to the tunnel in 2000 and 2001.
• Tunnelling Against Time - Illustrated essay on the construction history of the Cascade mountains tunnel completed in 1929.
• London Transport History - Tunnelling - Illustrated commentary on tunnelling methods used in the 19th century.
• St. Clair Tunnel Company - Opened in 1891, running under the St. Clair River, which joins Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair. Includes short history, photographs, and references.
• The Tunnel of Samos - Illustrated scholarly essay which discusses the theories about the methods of construction of this ancient water tunnel built in the sixth century B.C.. By Tom M. Apostol.
• Illustrations of Incidents in Tunnel Construction - Facsimile of the illustrated 1909 souvenir program to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the joining of New York with New Jersey via the Hudson Tubes.
• The Severn Railway Tunnel - Extensive ten chapter history of the construction. Topics include highs and lows, tunnelling methods, and a collapse in the tunnel. Opened in 1886.
• The Sutro Tunnel - Description of the tunnel on Nevada's Comstock Lode, taken from Sam P. Davis' 1912 History of Nevada.
• The Union Canal Tunnel - Completed in 1827, the oldest existing transportation tunnel in the United States. Brief history from the Lebanon County Historical Society.
• The Mount Cenis Railway and Tunnel - Facsimile of illustrated article from Harpers magazine dated July 1871. Describes the operations of the first machine drill for tunnelling construction.
• Ancient Tunnels: From Roman Outlets Back to the Early Greek Civilization - Paper by Vittorio Castellani and Walter Dragoni which reviews more than twenty years of investigations devoted to hydraulic tunnels in ancient Mediterranean civilisations. [PDF]
• Report of the Superintendent of the Sutro Tunnel Company - Full text of this document providing detailed reports from the heads of department for the year ending 1873.
• Tunnels Timeline - Details significant construction events from 500 BC to 2000 AD. Provided bt the American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Hoosac Tunnel - Completed in 1875, the first tunnel in the US to use compressed air for drilling. Includes specifications, contemporary articles, and photographs.
• Bridge and Tunnel Centres - Full text of this 1875 book by John B. McMaster.
• Sutro Tunnel - Facsimile of the 1872 report of the commissioners and evidence taken by the committee on mines and mining of the House of representatives.
• How the Swiss Built the Greatest Tunnel in the World - Short contemporary commentary by Francis Fox about the construction of the Simplon tunnel through the Alps completed in 1905.
• The Thames Tunnel - Short illustrated history of the first tunnel to be built under a navigable river and the first to use a tunnel shield.
• A General Report Upon the Initiation and Construction of the Tunnel Under the East River, New York - Facsimile of the 1894 book by Charles M. Jacobs.
• The Hoosac Tunnel - Comprehensive range of commentary, data, history and construction images.
• Standedge Tunnel - Construction history, restoration details and photo gallery of the longest, highest and deepest canal tunnel in Britain. First opened in 1811.