Information Guide

The printed version of our Information Guide is available at the following locations:
Tunnel South portal; Tourism Office, City Hall, Blockhouse Island, the Memorial Centre, The Brockville Museum, Brockville Arts Centre, Brockville Country Club, Aquatarium, Fulford Place, Super 8 motel, Comfort Inn, Travelodge, Holiday Inn, Days Inn, Chamber Office, DBIA Office, and the Leeds & Grenville tourism kiosks at Mallorytown OnRoute locations (both sides of 401).

Download the PDF version here.

The Information Guide is sponsored by:

• 1000 Islands Cruises
• 1000 Islands Miniature Golf
• 1000 Islands Tower
• Aquatarium Discovery Centre
• Boston Pizza
• Brockville Chamber of Commerce
• Burnbrae Canarm
• Comfort Inn Cooperators
• DBIA
• Henderson Digital Marketing & Printing
• Holiday Inn Express
• KIA of Brockville
• Northern Cables
• River West Co.
• Tackaberry Construction
• Trillium

Quick Facts about the Brockville Railway Tunnel

• Tunnel constructed between 1854 and 1860.
• It is half a kilometre (525 metres) long, or one third of a mile long (1753 feet).
• It is 4.5 metres wide (14.5 feet) and 4.3 metres high (14 feet).
• The tunnel is straight with a one percent grade from south to north.
• The average temperature inside is about 13 degrees Celsius (55 degrees Fahrenheit) year-round.
• The tunnel starts south of Water Street at Armagh S. Price Park and exits north of Pearl Street.
• The wooden doors at both entrances are closed each evening. Originally they were used to keep the animals out.