Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cable-stayed bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Built: | 1988 - 1991 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Dartford, Dartford, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Europe Thurrock, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Carries |
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| Next to |
Thurrock Viaduct
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 450 m | |
| total length | 2 812 m | |
| tower height | 137 m | |
| suspended length | 812 m | |
| clearance | 53 m |
Materials
| deck |
composite steel-reinforced concrete
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| caissons |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Construction engineers
Steel construction
Subcontractor
- VSL International (caisson formwork)
Stay cable steel supplier
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Bridges, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), ISBN 002517455X, 1993; pp. 132-133
- Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Dartford, England, in "Structural Engineering International", May 1992, n. 2 v. 2
- VSL slipforms two giant caissons, in "VSL News", 1990, n. 1 v. 1
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000486 |
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| Created: | 13/11/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |