TQ 67 SW 1201 - Gravesend-Tilbury First World War Pontoon Bridge, Royal Pier Road, Gravesend

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Monument record TQ 67 SW 1201 - Gravesend-Tilbury First World War Pontoon Bridge, Royal Pier Road, Gravesend

Summary

Gravesend termination of the First World War Gravesend-Tilbury pontoon bridge across the Thames. Formed of lighters with an overlaying roadway, for the transfer of military and official traffic between Kent and Essex. Exact inception and removal dates unknown. No trace remains of fixing points.

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Grid reference	TQ 6495 7444 (point)
Map sheet	TQ67SW
Civil Parish	GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County	KENT
District	GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

PONTOON BRIDGE (Destroyed 1918, Modern - 1914 AD? to 1918 AD?)

Full Description

Thames Defence Heritage, 01/01/00, The Gravesend Blockhouse (Bibliographic reference). SKE13818.

Thames Defence Heritage, 01/01/00, The Gravesend Blockhouse (Bibliographic reference). Ske13818.

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--- SKE13818 Bibliographic reference: Thames Defence Heritage. 01/01/00. The Gravesend Blockhouse.
--- SKE13818 Bibliographic reference: Thames Defence Heritage. 01/01/00. The Gravesend Blockhouse.

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Record last edited

Sep 27 2018 2:23PM