What is Queen Elizabeth II Bridge?
The '''Queen Elizabeth II bridge''' at [[Dartford]] has played crucial role on the [[M25 motorway]] by connecting communities in [[Essex]] and [[Kent]]. It is at the [[Dartford Crossing]], sometimes called the [[Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing]]. The significance of this is that the bridge cuts the time for traffic from the North of England to France (and vice versa). It was built at a cost of £120m and officially opened by Her Majesty [[Queen Elizabeth II]] in October 1991. it was the first bridge to be built at a new location along the [[river Thames]] for more than 50 years. At the time time it was the longest single span bridge in Europe at over 2,872 metres long. [[Category:Bridges in England]] {{UK-stub}}