Dartford Bridge
The Dartford–Thurrock River Crossing, commonly known as the Dartford Crossing and until 1991 the Dartford Tunnel, is a major road crossing of the River Thames in England, carrying the A282 road between Dartford in Kent in the south and Thurrock in Essex in the north.Photo: Claire Stretch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge across the River Thames in south east England
- Also known as: “QEII Bridge” and “Queen Elizabeth II Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stone Crossing railway station and Greenhithe for Bluewater Railway Station.
Stone Crossing railway station
Railway station
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stone Crossing railway station is located on the North Kent line, north-east of the village of Stone and east of Dartford. It was originally named Stone Crossing Halt. Stone Crossing railway station is situated 1 mile south of Dartford Bridge.
Greenhithe for Bluewater Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenhithe railway station serves the village of Greenhithe in north Kent and Bluewater Shopping Centre. It is 19 miles 69 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. All services are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. Greenhithe for Bluewater Railway Station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Dartford Bridge.
Purfleet railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Purfleet railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line serving the town of Purfleet, Essex. It is 16 miles 2 chains down the line from London Fenchurch Street and it is situated between Rainham to the west and Grays to the east. Purfleet railway station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Dartford Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Thurrock and Purfleet.
West Thurrock
Suburb
Photo: PJDelaney, Public domain.
West Thurrock is an area the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It lies 18 miles east of Charing Cross, London. West Thurrock was historically a parish; the parish was abolished for civil purposes in 1936 when West Thurrock became part of Thurrock.
Purfleet
Village
Photo: Mike Shinners, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Purfleet-on-Thames is a town in the Thurrock unitary authority, Essex, England. It is bordered by the A13 road to the north and the River Thames to the south and is within the easternmost part of the M25 motorway but just outside the Greater London boundary.
Greenhithe
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenhithe is a village in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England, and the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. It is located 4 miles east of Dartford and 5 miles west of Gravesend.
Dartford Bridge
- Categories: cable-stayed bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Thurrock, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.46575° or 51° 27′ 57″ northLongitude
0.25632° or 0° 15′ 23″ eastOpen location code
9F32F784+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 467163604OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
7116379Wikidata ID
Q179481
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Dartford Bridge” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Мост Каралевы Елізаветы II”
- Chinese: “伊丽莎白二世女王大桥”
- Czech: “Queen Elizabeth II Bridge”
- Dutch: “Queen Elizabeth II Bridge”
- French: “Queen Elizabeth II Bridge”
- German: “Queen Elizabeth II Bridge”
- Italian: “Queen Elizabeth II Bridge”
- Malay: “Jambatan Ratu Elizabeth II”
- Malay: “Jambatan REII”
- Polish: “Queen Elizabeth II Bridge”
- Portuguese: “Ponte Rainha Elizabeth II”
- Russian: “Мост Королевы Елизаветы II”
- Serbian: “Мост Елизабета II”
- Slovak: “Queen Elizabeth II Bridge”
- Ukrainian: “Міст Королеви Єлизавети II”
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