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Underworld: 11 Spectacular Tunnels Worth Getting Lost In

Posted 3/17/2008 10:30 am by Adams Briscoe and RJ Saddler

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Depending on where you live, tunnels might not be an everyday means of transportation. But other people require them to get from point A to B on a daily basis. Even though subways or other things like that can desensitize you to “underwordly” travel, there are some tunnels around the globe that merit a second take. Like the one pictured above, for example. The North East line of the MRT network is over 12 miles long and takes 30 minutes to traverse. It’s over half a decade old and originally cost $5 billion to build.But that’s nothing compared to Vietnam’s Cu Chi tunnels, which span nearly 47 miles as a secret war-blistered underground network. They are reinforced and open to the public now, but years ago the tunnels were initially dug to combat the French.

Other notables include the Tokyo Bay Aqua Tunnel with the world’s longest diameter, which is part of the Aqualine. Commuters save over an hour by taking this route!

More underworld highways can be found here.

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