Dartford Cable Tunnel

Dartford Cable Tunnel

Coordinates: 51°27′45″N 0°17′45″E / 51.4626°N 0.2959°E / 51.4626; 0.2959 The Dartford Cable Tunnel is a £11,000,000 tunnel upstream of the Dartford Crossing built in 2003-4. Its diameter is ~3m. It is designed to carry and allow for maintenance of 380kV National Grid electrical cable beneath the Thames; it is accessible by foot as a crossing of the Thames, but by authorised personnel only.[1][2][3][4][5][6]


References

  1. ^ http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0018301
  2. ^ http://www.abb.co.uk/cawp/seitp202/ff30ff23cdf0a76fc125716c0058db5a.aspx
  3. ^ http://www.nce.co.uk/national-grid-builds-new-thames-tunnel-at-dartford/729148.article
  4. ^ http://www.voltimum.co.uk/news/5337/cm/abb-completes-dartford-cable-tunnel-hv-cable-installation.html
  5. ^ http://www.tunnelsonline.info/intextlinkresult.asp?linkid=9977
  6. ^ http://www.tunnelsonline.info/intextlinkresult.asp?linkid=9977

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