Thursday 19th October 1967
The first Tyne Road Tunnel (1 mile in length), connecting the town of Jarrow on the south bank of the River Tyne with North Shields and Howdon (England) on the northern end, was opened by Queen Elizabeth II. Having been proposed in 1937, it was approved in 1943. In 1947 the first bore was drilled to carry pedestrian traffic only. It opened to traffic in 1968 on completion of the northern link roads.
