General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with fan system |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel-reinforced concrete composite bridge |
| Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
| Location: |
Dartford, Dartford, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom Thurrock, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Next to: |
Thurrock Viaduct (2004)
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| Coordinates: | 51° 28' 36.43" N 0° 16' 0.22" E |
| Coordinates: | 51° 27' 17.85" N 0° 14' 46.28" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 450 m | |
| total length | ca. 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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Case Studies and Applied Products
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[more]Participants
- Paul Medland (chief engineer) (steel)
Consulting engineers
- Hellmut Homberg (consulting engineer)
Construction engineers
Steel construction
Subcontractor
Stay cable steel supplier
Pot bearings
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 132-133.
- (1993): Eine neue Themse-Brücke unterhalb Londons. In: Stahlbau, v. 62, n. 4 (April 1993), pp. 101-102.
- (1992): Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Dartford, England. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 2, n. 2 (May 1992), pp. 134-136.
- (1990): VSL slipforms two giant caissons. In: VSL News, v. 1, n. 1 ( 1990), pp. 13.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000486 - Published on:
13/11/1999 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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