Limerick Tunnel
Emergency exit in Limerick Tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Limerick, Ireland, crossing the River Shannon |
| Route | N18 |
| Start | August 2006 |
| End | June 2010 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 27 July 2010 |
| Toll | €2.30 (cars) |
| Technical | |
| Length | 675 metres (740 yd) (immersed tube tunnel section) |
| No. of lanes | Two cells of 2 each |
| Tunnel clearance | 4.65 metres (15 ft) (external) |
The Limerick Tunnel (Irish: Tollán Luimnigh) is a 675-metre-long (2,215 ft), immersed tube tunnel underneath the River Shannon on the outskirts of Limerick city. The tunnel forms part of the N18 Limerick Southern Ring Road. The tunnel is tolled.