Gallions Reach Crossing
Proposed bridge or ferry crossing the River Thames / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gallions Reach Crossing was a proposed River Thames crossing close to Gallions Reach in East London, running between Beckton in the London Borough of Newham and Thamesmead in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Originally a proposed ferry crossing replacing the Woolwich Ferry, later plans suggested either a bridge or a tunnel.
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Location | River Thames, East London |
Coordinates | 51.509283°N 0.087659°E / 51.509283; 0.087659 |
Start | Beckton |
End | Thamesmead |
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Owner | Transport for London |
Character | Motor vehicles, railway, cycles, pedestrians |
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No. of lanes | 4 |
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Plans for both the Gallions Reach Crossing and the Belvedere Crossing downriver were dropped after Sadiq Khan was elected mayor of London in 2016.[1]