About Qeii Bridge
The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge is a high and long cable-stayed road bridge across the River Thames in south east England. It was opened in 1991 by Queen Elizabeth II. The bridge is the southbound element of the A282 Dartford Crossing, joining the two ends of the M25 clockwise carriageway, a strategic congestion charged road crossing the half-mile wide river east of London. It was built alongside two earlier tunnels under the Thames, which now form the northbound element of the crossing. Upon completion, the bridge was Europe's largest cable-supported bridge. As of 2010, by main span length, it is the second largest cable-stayed bridge in the United Kingdom behind the Second Severn Crossing (6 m longer and opened in 1996) and the 44th largest cable-stayed bridge in the world. LocaleThe bridge is the easternmost road bridge crossing the River Thames and is the only bridge over the river east of Greater London. At the time of opening it was only the second bridge on the River Thames east (downstream) of London Bridge constructed in over a thousand years. The historic reason for this is that bridges prohibited tall ships and other large ships from reaching the Pool of London, which has led to the building of numerous tunnels instead, until the construction of large bridges became feasible.
Qeii Bridge Description
The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge is a high and long cable-stayed road bridge across the River Thames in south east England. It was opened in 1991 by Queen Elizabeth II. The bridge is the southbound element of the A282 Dartford Crossing, joining the two ends of the M25 clockwise carriageway, a strategic congestion charged road crossing the half-mile wide river east of London. It was built alongside two earlier tunnels under the Thames, which now form the northbound element of the crossing. Upon completion, the bridge was Europe's largest cable-supported bridge. As of 2010, by main span length, it is the second largest cable-stayed bridge in the United Kingdom behind the Second Severn Crossing (6 m longer and opened in 1996) and the 44th largest cable-stayed bridge in the world. LocaleThe bridge is the easternmost road bridge crossing the River Thames and is the only bridge over the river east of Greater London. At the time of opening it was only the second bridge on the River Thames east (downstream) of London Bridge constructed in over a thousand years. The historic reason for this is that bridges prohibited tall ships and other large ships from reaching the Pool of London, which has led to the building of numerous tunnels instead, until the construction of large bridges became feasible.