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The original railway bridge opened by the East Kent Railway in 1858. In 1859 the EKR became the London, Chatham & Dover Railway. There was intense competition with the South Eastern Railway which built its own bridge beside it, this opened in 1891. The two companies formed the South East and Chatham Railway, a joint management in 1899. In 1927, all rail traffic was moved to the newer bridge. From 1927 this old bridge was redundant until it was rebuilt as the east bound road bridge opened in 1970. '