QEII Bridge

Three years in the building and 2.87 km long, the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge connects Dartford in Kent to Purfleet in Essex. You can walk under the bridge if you follow the Darent Valley path along the Thames from Dartford. OS Explorer 162 Greenwich & Gravesend will point you in the right direction.

Some bridge facts:

Constructed from August 1988 to October 1991
Designed by Helmut Homberg
57.5m minimum high water clearance
Four concrete and steel masts 84m tall
Supported by 56 pairs of steel cables
Part of the Dartford Crossing
Four lanes carry traffic southbound
Over 200,000 vehicles use the crossing every day (kerching!)