1988 ⟶ Channel Tunnel Construction Begins

Construction of the Channel Tunnel begins.
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🌉 Construction Begins on the Pont du Gard

Construction begins on the Pont du Gard aqueduct in Gallia Narbonensis (approximate date).⟶
Construction Begins on the Pont du Gard (40)
Roman EmpireAqueductInfrastructureWater ManagementPublic WorksAncient rome
FranceFrance

🛡️ Marc Isambard Brunel Invents the Tunnelling Shield

Marc Isambard Brunel invents the tunnelling shield.⟶
Marc Isambard Brunel Invents the Tunnelling Shield (1818)
ConstructionInfrastructureTransportationIndustrial Revolution
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚙️ Henri-Joseph Maus Invents the Tunnel Boring Machine

Henri-Joseph Maus invents the tunnel boring machine.⟶
Henri-Joseph Maus Invents the Tunnel Boring Machine (1846)
InfrastructureIndustrial RevolutionTransportationConstructionMining
FranceFrance

🚄 Channel Tunnel Construction Begins

Construction of the Channel Tunnel begins.⟶
Channel Tunnel Construction Begins (1988)
InfrastructureTransportationEuropean UnionConstruction
United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFrance

🚄 Channel Tunnel Opens

May 6: Opening of the Channel Tunnel.⟶
Channel Tunnel Opens (1994)
InfrastructureTransportationEuropean UnionConstructionTrade
United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFrance

🚇 Gotthard Base Tunnel Completion

June 1: The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel, is completed.⟶
Gotthard Base Tunnel Completion (2016)
TransportationRailwaysInfrastructureModernizationConstruction
SwitzerlandSwitzerland