St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel

Local nameSt. Pauli-Elbtunnel
LocationHamburg-Mitte, Deutschland

Old Elbe Tunnel or St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel, which opened in 1911, is a pedestrian and vehicle tunnel in Hamburg. The 426 m long tunnel was a technical sensation; 24 m beneath the surface, two 6 m diameter tubes connect central Hamburg with the docks and shipyards on the south side of the river Elbe. This was a big improvement for tens of thousands of workers in one of the busiest harbors in the world.

Six large lifts on either side of the tunnel carry pedestrians and vehicles to the bottom. The two tunnels are both still in operation, though due to their limited capacity by today's standards, other bridges and tunnels have been built and taken over most of the traffic.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe_Tunnel_(1911)

Address St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken 5 20359 Hamburg, Germany

Coordinates 53°32'30.571" N 9°57'59.387" E

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