Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
Record: 812 m
Height Record: 137 m
Main Span Record: 450 m
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
The bridge was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 30 October 1991. The total cost of construction was £120 million (£307 million as of 2016), including £30 million (£73 million as of 2016) for the approach roads. The proposed name had been simply the Dartford Bridge, but Thurrock residents objected and suggested the Tilbury Bridge, leading to a compromise. At the time of opening, it had the longest cable-stayed span of any bridge in Europe. It is the only bridge across the Thames downstream of Central London to be opened since Tower Bridge in 1894.
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