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A55 Penmaen-Bach Road Tunnel, Penmaen-Bach;Penmaenbach

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NPRN419882
Map ReferenceSH77NW
Grid ReferenceSH7456078455
Unitary (Local) AuthorityConwy
Old CountyCaernarfonshire
CommunityConwy
Type Of SiteTUNNEL
PeriodModern
Description
Road tunnel carrying the A55 North Wales Expressway (nprn 403728) through Penmaen-bach headland. The tunnel, some 170 metres long, was opened in 1932 and now carries only eastbound traffic; westbound traffic uses the 1989 tunnel (nprn 403560) to the south, although provision has been made for a new eastbound tunnel parallel to it. Around the headland itself, known as the Giant's Thumb, the route of Thomas Telford's early nineteenth century road can be followed; this was the A55 before the tunnel was constructed.
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 17 February 2014.