Opening of Blackwall Tunnel

Date: May 22, 1897 • Location: Canary Wharf, United Kingdom

The first Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was opened to improve commerce and trade in the East End of London.

The Blackwall Tunnel is a pair of road tunnels underneath the River Thames in east London, England, linking the London Borough of Tower Hamlets with the Royal Borough of Greenwich, and part of the A102 road. The northern portal lies just south of the East India Dock Road (A13) in Blackwall; the southern entrances are just south of The O2 on the Greenwich Peninsula. The road is managed by Transport for London (TfL).