Dartford Crossing

This article is about the Primary Destination.
For the tunnels, see Dartford Tunnel.
For the bridge, see Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.
For the town, see Dartford.

The Dartford Crossing is a Primary Destination and river crossing on the A282 (not the M25 as commonly believed), spanning the River Thames between Dartford in Kent and Thurrock in Essex. It is one of the most important river crossings in Britain, and indeed in Europe. The current crossing consists of two tunnels and the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, a cable stayed bridge. It was built in stages between 1936 and 1991. A fourth crossing is an option to deal with growing traffic crossing the river here, with the other option being a crossing further downstream bypassing the Dartford area.

Routes

Route	To	Notes
M25	The NORTH, (M1, M11, M25), Stansted Airport
M25	The SOUTH, Gatwick Airport, Channel Tunnel (M20, M23)
A2	Bexleyheath, London
A2	Canterbury, Dover
A13	London (E & C), Barking, Docklands, Dagenham, Rainham
A13	Tilbury, Basildon, Grays, Thurrock (Lakeside), W Thurrock (A126)
A206	Crayford, Erith
A206	Bluewater, Greenhithe
A225	Crayford, Dartford
A296	Greenhithe, Bluewater
A1306	Purfleet (A1090)
A1306	S. Ockendon (B186), W. Thurrock (A126), Services, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Retail Parks
(A226)	Stone, Dartford
M16	Harlow (M11), Watford (M1)
A1090	Purfleet Station

Links

• HA site
• Statistics About The Dartford Bridge
• More info about the special buses
• A Londonist article about the special buses.
• A you Tube video of the Dartford Bridge

Legislation

• The A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme) Order 2013

• The A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2020 - The A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme) Order 2013 (“the 2013 Order”) introduced the current charging scheme in respect of the roads carried by the Dartford Crossing. The 2013 Order, by virtue of article 1(2), was to cease to have effect at the end of the period of seven years from 1st October 2013. Article 3 of this Order removes that provision and, instead, provides that the 2013 Order will remain in force indefinitely.