Drysdale Street Tunnel
Location type
TunnelName and dates
Drysdale Street Tunnel (1768-1924)Opened on the Alloa Waggonway.
Description
This tunnel under Drysdale Street and Mar Street carried the Alloa Waggonway between the bridge over the the railway next to Alloa station and the route south via Bedford Place Tunnel to the Alloa Glass Works and harbour, latterly the Alloa Wet Dock.
This waggonway, opened by the Earl of Mar in 1768 was a 3 ft 3 in originally wooden waggonway.
It fell out of use in 1924 and is now a footpath.
Tags
Tunnel footpath08/10/2019
| Nearby stations Alloa [1st] Alloa Alloa Ferry South Alloa Sauchie Throsk Clackmannan and Kennet Cambus Clackmannan Road Alva Glenfoot Menstrie and Glenochil Blackgrange Tillicoultry Forest Mill | Alloa Harbour Junction Alloa East Junction Alloa Station Goods Bedford Place Tunnel Alloa Brewery Alloa Shed Alloa Goods [NBR] Craigward Malthouse Alloa Goods [CR] Alloa Harbour Bass Crest Brewery Alloa Co-op Coal Siding Alloa Glass Works Tourist/other Alloa Tower Alloa West Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
