Thorold Tunnel, Thorold

Name: Thorold Tunnel
Address: Thorold, Canada

#9 among attractions in Thorold

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Facts and practical information

The Thorold Tunnel is an underwater tunnel in Thorold, Ontario, Canada carrying Highway 58 underneath the Welland Canal. Built between 1965 and 1967, the tunnel is 840 metres in length and consists of two separate tubes each containing two lanes of traffic. The westbound tube has a sidewalk for pedestrians. ()

Coordinates: 43°6'57"N, 79°11'39"W

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Thorold (Thorold South)Thorold Canada

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Thorold Tunnel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Pen Centre, Outlet Collection at Niagara, Niagara College Teaching Winery, Welland Canal Bridge 11.

2.1 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Pen Centre, St. Catharines
54 min walk • The Pen Centre is the largest shopping mall in the Niagara Region, located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
3.1 miN
Shopping, Outlet mall, Shopping centre
Outlet Collection at Niagara, Niagara-on-the-Lake
80 min walk • Outlet Collection At Niagara is Canada's largest open-air outlet shopping mall and is located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. It opened on May 15, 2014.
2.8 miNE
Wine tours, Winery
Niagara College Teaching Winery, Niagara-on-the-Lake
72 min walk • The Niagara College Teaching Winery, Canada's first commercial teaching winery, is located at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus of Niagara College within the Niagara Region of Ontario. Situated in the heart of Niagara wine country, the NCT is the centre for applied wine education for the Canadian wine industry.
2.8 miS
Bridge
Welland Canal Bridge 11, Thorold
73 min walk • Bridge 11, also known as the Allanburg Bridge, is a vertical-lift bridge over the Welland Canal within the City of Thorold and community of Allanburg, Ontario, Canada. The location was used for the groundbreaking ceremony for the canal. It was constructed and completed in 1930.
2.8 miW
Bridge
DeCou House, Thorold
72 min walk • DeCew House was built c.1808 in Thorold Township, Upper Canada. The two-story house had limestone walls 66 centimetres thick. DeCew was a captain in the 2nd Lincoln Militia during the War of 1812, and also spent almost a year as a prisoner of war.
2.6 miNE
43°8'59"N • 79°10'13"W
Royal Niagara Golf Club, Niagara-on-the-Lake
68 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
2.7 miS
Canal
Welland Canal, Thorold
70 min walk • The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Ontario, Canada, connecting Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. It forms a key section of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes Waterway. Traversing the Niagara Peninsula from Port Weller in St.
2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Gibson, Thorold
51 min walk • Lake Gibson is a lake near Thorold in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada. The lake is not natural, but rather was created as a reservoir for hydroelectric power generation at the Ontario Power Generation Decew Falls 1 and Decew Falls 2 generating stations.
2 miN
Bridge
Welland Canal Bridge 5, St. Catharines
53 min walk • Bridge 5, also known as the Glendale Bridge, is a vertical lift bridge carrying Glendale Avenue over the Welland Canal in St. Catharines, Ontario. Completed and opened to traffic in September 1928 during construction of the 4th canal, this bridge is one of three remaining lift bridges of its kind on the canal.
2.8 miW
Library, Universities and schools
Brock University, St. Catharines
72 min walk • Brock University is a public research university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the only university in Canada in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, at the centre of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment.
2.8 miS
Neighbourhood
Allanburg, Thorold
72 min walk • Allanburg is a community within the City of Thorold, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Welland Canal and Highway 20, both important transportation routes through the Niagara Peninsula.