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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.
Railway tunnel: West Thurrock, Swanscombe: 2007: High Speed 1: Dartford Tunnel (eastern) Road tunnel: May 1980: A282 road: Dartford Tunnel (western) Road tunnel: 18 Nov 1963: A282 road, European route E15: Dartford Cable Tunnel Utility tunnel: 2005: Power cable: Barking cable tunnel Utility tunnel: Barking, Thamesmead: 1920s [3] Power cable ...
First proposed in the late 2000s, the crossing is designed to relieve the pressure on the existing A282 Dartford Crossing. [2] The proposed route would connect the M25 motorway and A13 north of the river to the M2 motorway south of the river. [3] If built, the crossing would have the longest road tunnel in the UK at 2.6 miles (4.2 km). [4]
The world's first underwater tunnel, linking Wapping to Rotherhithe. Originally designed as a road tunnel for horse-drawn traffic, the necessary access ramps were never built and it was opened as a pedestrian tunnel. It was converted to a rail tunnel, reopening in 1869 and becoming part of the London Overground network in 2010.
Travelers were left stranded in their vehicles for hours on October 23, as mass delays for Eurotunnel trains in Folkestone led to traffic congestion in southeast England.Many took to social media ...
(Dartford Tunnels) November 1963 (west tunnel) May 1980 (east tunnel) October 1991 (bridge) Entering Kent: Entering Essex: 3.5 5.7 Swanscombe, Erith, Bluewater A206: J1A [e] Swanscombe, Erith A206 September 1986 4.7 7.5 Dartford A225: J1B No Exit: September 1986 M25 5.5 8.8 London (SE & C), Bexleyheath A2 Canterbury Ebbsfleet International Non ...
According to road traffic laws of Vietnam, an expressway is a road for motor vehicles, with a divider separating opposing traffic directions, no at-grade crossings with intersecting roads, fully equipped facilities to ensure continuous traffic flow, safety and short journey times, and access allowed only at interchanges.
#5 Tunnel, Yellow River Diversion to Shanxi South Line Shanxi, China 26,000 m (16.156 mi) 2002 See South–North Water Transfer Project: Metro Daegu Metro: Line 1: Daegu, South Korea 25,900 m (16.094 mi) 1997–2002 Metro MRT Blue Line: Bangkok, Thailand 25,800 m (16.031 mi) 2004 Second phase opened in September 2019 Railway Single Tube