Greenwich foot tunnel
| Greenwich foot tunnel | |
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Interactive map of Greenwich foot tunnel | |
| Overview | |
| Official name | Greenwich Foot Tunnel |
| Location | Greenwich/Millwall |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Start | Royal Borough of Greenwich |
| End | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Owner | Jointly owned, along with Woolwich tunnel, by Royal Borough of Greenwich, London Borough of Tower Hamlets and London Borough of Newham |
| Operator | Royal Borough of Greenwich |
| Traffic | Pedestrian |
| Technical | |
| Design engineer | Sir Alexander Binnie |
| Length | 1,215 feet (370.2 m) |
The Greenwich Foot Tunnel crosses beneath the River Thames in East London.
The southern entrance is by the Cutty Sark in Greenwich (Royal Borough of Greenwich), with the northern entrance located at Island Gardens, a park at the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs (London Borough of Tower Hamlets).
Approximately 4,000 people use the tunnel (open 24/7) each day. It opened in 1902.