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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Boolboonda Railway Tunnel (entry 601516)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Boolboonda Tunnel | Bundaberg Regional Libraries". library.bundaberg.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

Coordinates: 25°04′53.39″S 151°40′32.74″E / 25.0814972°S 151.6757611°E / -25.0814972; 151.6757611

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