The main barriers to constructing such a tunnel are cost (first estimated $88–175 billion, now updated to $1–20 trillion) as well as limits of current materials science.
This story was published in English in Strand Magazine in 1895, where it was incorrectly attributed to Jules Verne,[4] a mistake frequently repeated today.
The German and French versions were directed by Curtis Bernhardt, and the British one was written in part by science fiction writer Curt Siodmak.
Perhaps suggesting contemporary interest in the topic, an original poster for the American release of the British version (renamed Transatlantic Tunnel) was, in 2006, estimated for auction at $2,000–3,000.
[9] The April 2004 issue of Popular Science suggests that a transatlantic tunnel is more feasible than previously thought, and without major engineering challenges.