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Structure-ID: s0000486
Created on: 11/13/99
Modified on: 12/31/04


Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

Built: 1988 - 1991
Status: in use
Location: Between Dartford, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom and Thurrock, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom
Crosses: Thames River
Carries: A282 Motorway
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
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Structural Type:
Cable-stayed bridge
fan arrangement
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Next to: Thurrock Viaduct

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
Role Name Structures in this project 
Consulting engineer Hellmut Homberg

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Role Name Part of structure 
Construction engineering Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd.
Steel construction Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd.
Subcontractor VSL International caisson formwork
Stay cable steel supplier Bridon International

Technical information
Part of structure Description Value
Construction materials used
deck  composite steel-reinforced concrete
caissons  reinforced concrete
Dimensions
  main span 450 m
  total length ~2 812 m
  tower height 137 m
  suspended length 812 m
  clearance 53 m

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 External LinkBritish Steel Web: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge English
 External LinkCleveland Bridge: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge English
 External LinkDartford River Crossing online English

Relevant Literature
* Brown, David J.   Bridges, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA) , ISBN 002517455X, 1993; pp. 132-133.
* Deason, P. M.   Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Dartford, England, in "Structural Engineering International", May 1992, n. 2 v. 2 .
* Ruprecht, René   VSL slipforms two giant caissons, in "VSL News", 1990, n. 1 v. 1 .

 
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