The Chunnel was the world’s last great tunnel project. When it was completed a number of years ago, it linked England to Continental Europe–something Hitler certainly wished existed 60+ years ago.
Now there’s talk of another engineering marvel being considered: a tunnel from Spain to Morocco. Currently the only way to travel between the two continents is by air, boat, or overland through Turkey. An underwater tunnel connecting Spain and North Africa, however, would turn a long arduous journey into a short rail jaunt lasting only a couple of hours.
The Euro/African Chunnel would be 25 miles long (6 miles shorter than England’s Chunnel) and would take about 15 years to build. When completed, passengers will be able to travel from London to Tangier without ever having to get on a boat.
Now, about that New York to London Chunnel…