Sheppey Crossing, Isle of Sheppey

Name: Sheppey Crossing
Address: Isle of Sheppey, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Isle of Sheppey

Top attraction, Bridge

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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. The bridge opened in 2006, and it provides an alternative highway to the neighbouring Kingsferry Bridge that was completed in 1959. ()

Opened: 3 July 2006 (18 years ago)Coordinates: 51°23'35"N, 0°45'8"E

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Isle of Sheppey United Kingdom

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Sheppey Crossing – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Forum Shopping Centre, Garrison Point Fort, Grain Tower, Kingsferry Bridge.

3.7 miS
51°20'27"N • 0°44'9"E
The Forum Shopping Centre, Sittingbourne
94 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.7 miN
Forts and castles
Garrison Point Fort, Isle of Sheppey
95 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.
4.1 miN
Forts and castles
Grain Tower
106 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.
~1070 ftSW
Bridge
Kingsferry Bridge
6 min walk • 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.
2.6 miS
Park
Milton Creek Country Park, Sittingbourne
67 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.
3.4 miNE
Park
Barton's Point Coastal Park, Sheerness
87 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.
1.6 miN
Forts and castles
Queenborough Castle, Queenborough
41 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.
3.2 miN
History museum, Museum, Town
Great Mill, Sheerness
82 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.
3.8 miS
51°20'20"N • 0°44'36"E
Sittingbourne Heritage Museum, Sittingbourne
97 min walk • History museum, Museum
3.2 miNE
51°25'20"N • 0°48'41"E
Minster Gatehouse Museum, Isle of Sheppey
83 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.5 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of All Saints, Sittingbourne
90 min walk • The Church of All Saints, Murston, Sittingbourne, is an Anglican parish church in the county of Kent, England. It is notable due to its architect, William Burges, and was constructed in 1873–4.