Bell Common Explained

Country:England
Static Image:File:Bell Common Cricket Ground - geograph.org.uk - 1213146.jpg
Static Image Caption:Bell Common Cricket Ground
Coordinates:51.692°N 0.099°W
Official Name:Bell Common
Shire County:Essex
Region:East of England
Os Grid Reference:TL4401

Bell Common is a settlement in Essex, England and is south of the town of Epping.

Tunnel

The Bell Common Tunnel is a covered section of the M25 motorway in Bell Common. The route of the motorway at this point was forced into a very narrow gap between the ecologically important Epping Forest to the south and the settlements to the north. The decision was therefore made to put the motorway underground. The tunnel is 470 metres long[1] and was constructed between 1982 and 1984 using the cut and cover method.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iht.org/motorway/m25papers3.htm Bell common Tunnel
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=jCLxCr20jXAC&dq=(%22bell+common+tunnel%22%7C%22epping+tunnel%22)+cut+cover&pg=PA93 Details of the construction