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Dartford Tunnel

Dartford Crossing
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About Dartford Tunnel

The Dartford–Thurrock River Crossing, commonly known as the Dartford Crossing and until 1991 the Dartford Tunnel, is a major road crossing of the River Thames in England, carrying the A282 road between Dartford in Kent in the south and Thurrock in Essex in the north.

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A 2006 traffic jam in the Dartford Tunnel, caused by a lorry driver hitting a ventilation fan, is known to motoring organisations as the Pratt.

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More facts about Dartford Tunnel

  1. A driver at the Dartford Tunnel once couldn't pay the toll because he couldn't stop laughing at a cricket commentary, ending up with a two-mile-long traffic jam.

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Coordinates: 51.4647, 0.2586

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