Isle of Sheppey Yantlet Creek at the Isle of Grain to the west, it was occasionally used in ancient times by shipping to and from ports such as Chatham and London to reduce exposure to bad weather in the Thames Estuary or North Sea. The Kingsferry Bridge was first built in 1860, thus eliminating the need for ferries. Over time, there have been four bridges built over the Swale at this point. All bridges had to allow sufficient clearance for shipping heading to the commercial docks at Ridham: On 5 September 2013, fog caused a 130 vehicle pile-up on the Sheppey Crossing bridge
Oldfield Estuary Oldfield Estuary Oldfield Estuary is an estuary in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The estuary has a length of and is no wider than with a total area of approximately . The estuary has a main basin area of about and the rest is flood and tidal delta. The Oldfield River and the Munglinup River both discharge into the estuary. Uncleared bushland surrounds the estuary which has high dunes to the east and low sediments to the west. The lagoon is filled with river sediment to the north and beach sand to the south with a long high sandbar