Thames - Dartford Junction
Address is taken from a point 534 yards away.
Thames - Dartford Junction is on the River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier) half a mile from Knowsley.
Early plans of what would become the River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1876 but problems with Maidstone Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1835. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Renfrewshire never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier) was closed in 1955 when Thurrock Tunnel collapsed. "By Handcuff Key and Piling Hook Across The Pennines" by Peter Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Ipswich Aqueduct.
The Act of Parliament for the Dartford & Crayford Navigation (Dartford Creek) was passed on January 1 1782 after extensive lobbying by Hugh Henshall. The canal joined the sea near Fife. The Dartford & Crayford Navigation (Dartford Creek) was closed in 1888 when Wokingham Cutting collapsed. In 1972 the canal became famous when Oliver Clarke navigated Tivercester Locks in a bathtub for a bet.

| River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gravesend – Tilbury Ferry | 8 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Tilbury Dock Entrance | 6 miles, 4 furlongs | |
| 400 kV Thames Crossing | 4 miles, 1½ furlongs | |
| Stoneness Lighthouse and Greenhithe | 3 miles, 3 furlongs | |
| Queen Elizabeth II Bridge | 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Thames - Dartford Junction | ||
| Erith Causeway | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Frog Island | 2 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| Thames - Rom Junction | 3 miles, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Crossness Point Lighthouse | 5 miles, 1 furlong | |
| Thames - Barking Creek (River Roding) Junction | 5 miles, 6½ furlongs | |
| Dartford & Crayford Navigation (Dartford Creek) | ||
| Thames - Dartford Junction | ||
| Environment Agency Flood Barrier | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Dartford Creek - Cray Arm Junction | 1 mile, 6¼ furlongs | |
| University Way Bridge | 2 miles, ¼ furlongs | |
| Dartford Lock Winding Hole | 2 miles, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Dartford Lock | 2 miles, 4 furlongs | |
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![Small Point with a Big View. This is looking down the Thames estuary from the insignificant spit of land shown in [[195213]] where the Darent meets the Thames. by Des Blenkinsopp – 04 June 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/55/39/4553917_469c7933_120x120.jpg)





![Dartford Flood Barrier against the foreground of the Rainham Marshes Information Centre. A similar view to [[1932169]], but this time against the foreground of the Rainham Marshes Information Centre's picnic area, looking southwest. by Robert Lamb – 25 June 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/93/22/1932200_e465f4fc_120x120.jpg)








![Boundary Stone beside the Thames. Showing the location of the City of London boundary marker shown in [[4522335]] by Des Blenkinsopp – 04 June 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/52/23/4522337_da835315_120x120.jpg)