Boolboonda Tunnel
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The Boolboonda Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel
near Mount Perry
in Queensland, Australia. The tunnel is 192 m in length making it the longest unsupported man-made tunnel in Queensland. Its construction represented an important engineering feat for rail transport in Queensland
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The tunnel was constructed for the Bundaberg to Mount Perry railway line
that was built in the 1880s. It passes under the Boolboonda Range through hard granite rock. It took two years to dig and was officially opened on 2 November 1883. The line was closed in 1960 and tracks removed the following year.
Today the tunnel is accessible by vehicular traffic. It is maintained by the Bundaberg Regional Council
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Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...
near Mount Perry
Mount Perry, Queensland
Mount Perry is a small town in the North Burnett Region in southeastern Queensland, Australia. Mount Perry is about northwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, and about west of Bundaberg. At the 2006 census, Mount Perry and the surrounding area had a population of 431.It is a historically...
in Queensland, Australia. The tunnel is 192 m in length making it the longest unsupported man-made tunnel in Queensland. Its construction represented an important engineering feat for rail transport in Queensland
Rail transport in Queensland
Rail transport in Queensland began in 1865. Today it is one of the largest narrow gauge railway network in the world.-Public float:On 2 June 2009 the Queensland Government announced the 'Renewing Queensland Plan', with Queensland Rail's commercial activities to be separated from the Government's...
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The tunnel was constructed for the Bundaberg to Mount Perry railway line
Mount Perry railway line
The Mount Perry Branch Railway is a closed railway line in Central Queensland, Australia. In 1869 copper was discovered at Mount Perry in the Bundaberg region of Queensland, Australia and the township grew rapidly. A railway to the coast was essential to provide cheap transport and make the mining...
that was built in the 1880s. It passes under the Boolboonda Range through hard granite rock. It took two years to dig and was officially opened on 2 November 1883. The line was closed in 1960 and tracks removed the following year.
Today the tunnel is accessible by vehicular traffic. It is maintained by the Bundaberg Regional Council
Bundaberg Regional Council
The Bundaberg Region is a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surrounding the city...
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