Boolboonda Tunnel

A wonderful bit of history.

Boolboonda Tunnel is an abandoned heritage-listed railway tunnel built from 1881 to 1884. It took two years to dig and was officially opened on 2 November 1883. The tunnel is 192 metres (630 ft) in length and is the longest unsupported man-made tunnel in Queensland.

The railway tracks were removed, so the tunnel is now home to a colony of tiny Bentwing Bats. This remarkable tunnel is an amazing engineering feat when you think that this was all done with hard physical labour.

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