Kingsferry Bridge

#1374 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Bridge

Gallery (2)

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

The Kingsferry Bridge is a combined road and railway vertical-lift bridge which connects the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent in South East England. The seven-span bridge has a central lifting span which allows for ships to pass. ()

Opened: 20 October 1960 (64 years ago)Width: 50 ftCoordinates: 51°23'26"N, 0°44'60"E

Location

EnglandUnited Kingdom

ContactAdd

Social media

Facebook

Day trips

Kingsferry Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Forum Shopping Centre, Garrison Point Fort, Grain Tower, Milton Creek Country Park.

3.5 miS
51°20'27"N • 0°44'9"E
The Forum Shopping Centre, Sittingbourne
90 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.9 miN
Forts and castles
Garrison Point Fort, Isle of Sheppey
100 min walk • Garrison Point Fort is a former artillery fort situated at the end of the Garrison Point peninsula at Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.
4.3 miN
Forts and castles
Grain Tower
110 min walk • Grain Tower is a mid-19th-century gun tower situated offshore just east of Grain, Kent, standing in the mouth of the River Medway.
2.4 miS
Park
Milton Creek Country Park, Sittingbourne
62 min walk • Milton Creek Country Park is situated in 128 acres between Milton Regis and Kemsley, on the west bank of Milton Creek in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. This site was once called Church Marshes Country Park.
3.6 miNE
Park
Barton's Point Coastal Park, Sheerness
92 min walk • Barton's Point Coastal Park is on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent, England. It lies between Minster and Sheerness. Within the park is a former military ditch/canal from Marine Parade heading south-westerly towards West Minster.
4.4 miSW
Area
Borden, Sittingbourne
114 min walk • Borden is a village and electoral ward situated immediately south west of Sittingbourne, Kent, from which it is separated by a small area of rural land. The history of the name could be questioned. It may be derived from bor and then either from denu or denn.
~1070 ftNE
Bridge
Sheppey Crossing, Isle of Sheppey
6 min walk • The Sheppey Crossing is a bridge which carries the A249 road across The Swale, linking the Isle of Sheppey with the mainland of Kent. The four-lane crossing measures 21.5 m in width, at a height of 35 m over the water. The A249 links the M20 and M2 motorways to Sheppey.
1.8 miN
Forts and castles
Queenborough Castle, Queenborough
46 min walk • Queenborough Castle, also known as Sheppey Castle, is a 14th-century castle, the remnants of which are in the town of Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent in England.
3.4 miN
History museum, Museum, Town
Great Mill, Sheerness
86 min walk • Great Mill or Ride's Mill is a Grade II listed smock mill just off the High Street in Sheerness, Kent, England, that was demolished in 1924, leaving the brick base standing. It now has a new smock tower built on it as residential accommodation.
3.6 miS
51°20'20"N • 0°44'36"E
Sittingbourne Heritage Museum, Sittingbourne
92 min walk • History museum, Museum
3.4 miNE
51°25'20"N • 0°48'41"E
Minster Gatehouse Museum, Isle of Sheppey
88 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum