The A13 Thames Gateway (Dagenham to M25) opened to traffic in 1998 and 1999. The six laned dual carriageway section of the A13 by-passes the old road which was mostly single carriageway with a number of traffic light controlled junctions at Dagenham and Rainham.
Can be found on Ordnance Survey Landranger Map 177. See location on multimap. Click here for an Aerial Photo
| Before | Completed |
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Looking east from Chequers Lane in Dagenham. The A13 will be above ground level here. |
Looking east from Chequers Lane in Dagenham after the A13 has been completed. |
| Before | Completed |
Looking towards Central London at Dagenham Dock railway station in the 1990s. The A13 will go over the railway between the station and the pylon. The Channel Tunnel Rail Link will also come through here on route to St Pancras. |
This photo (taken in 2005) shows how Dagenham Dock railway station has changed. The A13 can be seen going over the railway in front of the pylon and the old station buildings (seen on the left of the before photo) have been demolished to make way for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link which can be seen (left of photo). |
| Before | Completed |
Looking east from Dagenham Dock railway station in the 1990s. The A13 will go between the pylons, Dagenham Lorry Park can be seen in front of the pylons (right of photo). This will become the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. |
This photo (taken in 2005) shows how the area has changed. The A13 (elevated section) can be seen (right of photo) and what was Dagenham Lorry Park is now the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, also most of the pylons have been moved. |
| Before | Completed |
A field near Aveley which is to become the A13. |
What was a field just west of Aveley village is now the A13 Thames Gateway. The pylons link the 2 photos. |
| Before | Completed |
Another field just outside Aveley village. |
The field is now the A13 Thames Gateway. |
| Before | Completed |
A field to the south of Aveley village. |
The A13 Thames Gateway now runs through here. The pylons link the before and after photos. |
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