Limerick Tunnel

Limerick Tunnel
Emergency exit in Limerick Tunnel
Overview
LocationLimerick, Ireland, crossing the River Shannon
RouteN18
StartAugust 2006
EndJune 2010
Operation
Opened27 July 2010 (27 July 2010)
Toll€2.30 (cars)[1]
Technical
Length675 metres (740 yd) (immersed tube tunnel section)
No. of lanesTwo cells of 2 each
Tunnel clearance4.65 metres (15 ft) (external)

The Limerick Tunnel (Irish: Tollán Luimnigh[2]) is a 675-metre-long (2,215 ft),[3] twin bore road 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.

  1. ^ "Direct Route". Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Rátaí Dola". eToll. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Index". Limerick Tunnel. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2020.