Dartford Tunnel
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The Dartford Tunnel is a major road tunnel under the River Thames in southeast England, forming part of a key river crossing on the London orbital route.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river crossing
ⓘ
road tunnel ⓘ |
| category |
Road tunnels in England
ⓘ
Transport in Essex ⓘ Transport in Kent ⓘ Tunnels under the River Thames ⓘ |
| connects |
Dartford
ⓘ
Thurrock ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| directionOfTraffic | northbound ⓘ |
| emergencyExits | cross-passages between tunnels ⓘ |
| formsCrossingWith | Queen Elizabeth II Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | Thames crossing for M25 ⓘ |
| hasLaneCount | two lanes per tunnel ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | bored tunnel ⓘ |
| hazardousGoodsRestrictions | yes ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1.4 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dartford
ⓘ
surface form:
Dartford, Kent
England ⓘ South East England ⓘ Thurrock ⓘ
surface form:
Thurrock, Essex
|
| locatedNear | Queen Elizabeth II Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | M25 between junctions 1A and 31 ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Highways ⓘ |
| numberOfTunnels | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1963 ⓘ |
| openedBy |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
|
| operator | National Highways ⓘ |
| owner | Secretary of State for Transport ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dartford Crossing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London orbital route ⓘ strategic road network ⓘ |
| previousTollMethod | toll booths ⓘ |
| primaryUse | vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Greater London
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater London area
South East England ⓘ |
| roadCarried | M25 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondTunnelOpened | 1980 ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| toll | yes ⓘ |
| tollAppliesTo | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| tollBoothsRemoved | 2014 ⓘ |
| tollCollectionMethod | electronic ⓘ |
| tollExemption | motorcycles ⓘ |
| tollSystem | Dart Charge ⓘ |
| trafficType | motorway traffic ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.