Building record TQ 57 NE 1069 - Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Dartford

Summary

Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Dartford.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 5703 7646 (634m by 1198m)
Map sheet TQ57NE
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish STONE, DARTFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Suspension bridge opened 1991. The first bridge over the Thames downstream of London Bridge since Tower Bridge in 1894. Its 450m river span was briefly the longest cable-stayed span in Europe. Designed by Trafalgar House Technology, constructed by Cleveland Bridge Co. (1)


<1> RCHME, 1994, The Lower Thames in 1994, a photographic survey from the river Blackwell to Tilbury and Greenwich to Gravesend, Neg. AA94/3409 (Photograph). SWX9333.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Photograph: RCHME. 1994. The Lower Thames in 1994, a photographic survey from the river Blackwell to Tilbury and Greenwich to Gravesend. various. Neg. AA94/3409.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Photographic survey of the lower Thames in 1994 (Ref: 93460/1) (EWX6637)

Record last edited

Jun 20 2017 12:01PM