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The bridge is the easternmost road bridge crossing the River Thames. At the time of opening it was only the second bridge on the River Thames east (downstream) of London Bridge constructed in over a thousand years. The historic reason for this is that bridges prohibited tall ships and other large ships from reaching the Pool of London, which has led to the building of numerous tunnels instead, until the construction of large bridges became feasible.
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