Lee Bank tunnel
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Lee Bank Tunnel was built near Ovenden
Ovenden railway station
Ovenden railway station served the village of Ovenden in West Yorkshire, England. It was on the Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway, and closed in 1955...

 in Halifax
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...

, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It was 267 yards (244.1 m) long and was very close to Woodside Viaduct
Woodside Viaduct
Woodside Viaduct in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England had six arches and was between Woodside Tunnel and Lee Bank tunnel. The viaduct was demolished to make way for the dual carriageway to be added to the main Keighley Road....

 and Woodside (Old Lane) Tunnel
Woodside (Old Lane) Tunnel
Old Lane Tunnel in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England was long and was between Woodside Viaduct and North Bridge railway station. The Southern Portal of the Tunnel can be seen from the Iron Footbridge at the top end of the car park at North Bridge leisure centre....

. The southern portal of Lee Bank tunnel was infilled when the main Keighley road was doubled to a dual carrige way.
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