Boolboonda Tunnel
The Boolboonda Tunnel is an abandoned heritage-listed railway tunnel near Mount Perry in Queensland, Australia. The tunnel is 192 m in length making it the longest unsupported man-made tunnel in Queensland.[1] Its construction represented an important engineering feat for rail transport in Queensland.
The tunnel was constructed for the Bundaberg to Mount Perry railway line that was built in the 1880s.[1] It passes under the Boolboonda Range through hard granite rock. It took two years to dig and was officially opened on 2 November 1883.[1] The line was deviated in 1960 and tracks removed the following year.
Today the tunnel is accessible by vehicular traffic.[1] It is maintained by the Bundaberg Regional Council and is now home to a colony of little bent-wing bats.[2]
Heritage listing
The tunnel was listed in the Queensland Heritage Register in 1999.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Boolboonda Railway Tunnel (entry 601516)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ "Boolboonda Tunnel | Bundaberg Regional Libraries". library.bundaberg.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
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