🚇 Big Peninsula Tunnel

Australia · Oceania · 37.71°S, 145.82°E

The Big Peninsula Tunnel is a small river diversion tunnel on the upper Yarra River near McMahons Creek, around 80 km east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The tunnel was dug in 1864, during the Victorian gold rush, by alluvial gold miners to provide access to the bed of the Yarra River. Big Peninsula Tunnel is a square section, about 2 metres high and wide, and approximately 25 metres long.

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Quick facts

Country	Australia
Continent / region	Oceania
Coordinates (approx.)	37.71°S, 145.82°E · view on map

Big Peninsula Tunnel is located in Australia, in Oceania.

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Acton Tunnel · Bethungra Spiral · Blowhole Diversion Tunnel · Busby's Bore · Clarence Tunnel · Cougal Spiral · Cudgen Road Tunnel · Delegate River Diversion Tunnel · Devonshire Street Tunnel · Griffith Tunnel.

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