Keightley Way

Keightley Way
Northern entrance to Keightley Way
Overview
LocationGibraltar
Coordinates36°06′55″N 5°20′55″W / 36.115365°N 5.348594°W / 36.115365; -5.348594
StatusOpen
StartRosia Road
EndEuropa Point
Operation
Opened1960 (1960)
OwnerGovernment of Gibraltar
OperatorGovernment of Gibraltar
TrafficAutomotive and pedestrian
CharacterPublic highway
TollNil
Technical
Length0.412 kilometres (0.256 mi)
No. of lanes1
Operating speed30 kilometres per hour (19 mph)

Keightley Way is a southwestern road and tunnel in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It connects Rosia Road at Little Bay to the Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque and Nun's Well at Europa Point.[1][2] Dug in 1960, it was the last surface tunnel to be built in Gibraltar. The tunnel was designed to take a two lane road and space for pedestrians, although it now only carries one lane of traffic southbound. It was named after General Sir Charles Keightley who was the Governor of Gibraltar at the time.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Tunnel Closure". Euro Weekly News. 14 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Map of Keightley Way". maps.google.com. Google Maps. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. ^ Freddy (12 January 2008). "Geology and the Tunnels of Gibraltar (Late Tunnels)". Vox. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.


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