Queen Elizabeth II Bridge[Carriageway bridge]

Name of building
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge[Carriageway bridge] 
Construction year
1991 
Structural system
Bridge 
Primary use
Carriageway bridge 
Architect
 
Architect2
 
Structural engineer
Trafalgar House Technology 
Constructor
 
Professional
Cleveland Bridge Co 
Country
UNITED KINGDOM 
Address
Crossways Blvd/Dartford, River Thames 
Means of transportation
walking 2km north-west from Stone Crossing Station. 
Admission
outside:OK. inside:?? 
Reference
①『ヨーロッパのインフラストラクチャー』伊藤学編。土木学会刊。丸善発売 1997。61頁。
②Bridges, David J.Brown, Mitchell Beazley, London, 1993, p.132-133.
③Civil Engineering Heritage-Eastern and Central England, Edited by E.A.Labrum, Published by Thomas Telford Ltd, London, 1994. p175. 
Note
central span:450m. total cable-stayed length:812m. height:137m
Navigation clearance:57.5m which allows the Queen Elizabeth II Liner can cruise under the bridge.
longest cable-stayed span in Europe at the time.
photo taken on August 17, 2002, ⑪-138. 
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