A similar shot is shown in the Dagenham/Aveley section, but here is a view from Ship Lane towards the eastbound approach to J30. This stretch forms the eastern-most part of the 1998-built section. The flyover however dates from 1982, when its western end was left as an incomplete stub.

Western span of the A13 flyover (a three-span construction: western half of J30 roundabout, then M25/A282 main-line, then eastern half of roundabout), viewed from Stifford Road, just east of Aveley, looking south.

The A13 flyover is D2, but gains a lane east of the junction. Here is visible a sign denoting the lane gain, just prior to the start of the cntral span of the flyover.

Central span of the A13 flyover, viewed from Stifford Road.

Looking south towards J30 from the B1335 Stifford Road. Note the end of M-way signs. It appears that it is the A282 and not the M25 that passes under the A13!

Zoom-in of previous, showing the A13 flyover. A three-span construction, its western end was left incomplete for 16 years after construction in 1982.

The A13 flyover viewed from Stifford road.

Looking north over the M25 from the B1335 Stifford Rd, showing the merge zone. This stretch was completed in late 1982, as was the A13 immediately to the east of the junction.

Looking over the clockwise off-slip, showing the unusual sight of blue signs with patches on them! Lakeside and Purfleet have to be accessed from here, since J31 has no exit from the clockwise. Feeder roads provide movements for traffic heading between the A13 and J31 clockwise, and J31 to the A13 anti-clockwise. But there are slips linking J31 directly with the mainline of the A282/M25 (and vice versa) immediately north of J31. The eastern span of the A13 flyover is visible on the left.

View towards the anti-clockwise on-slip, with the western span of the A13 flyover visible in the background.

Zoom-in on the eastern half of the J30 roundabout and eastern span of the A13 flyover.

The D2 flyover at the M25 junction (J30). west of here there is a lane-drop from D3, east of here a brief lane-gain, then a drop for the A126 Lakeside Thurrock exit, then it widens back out to D3 after some hatching. This interchange was open in 1982, with the flyover as an incomplete stub. Therefore it was out of use for seventeen years until the new section west to Dagenham was built! Traffic heading west had to turn off here and head down to J31 to pick up what is now the A1306, and vice versa.

This is a view from Ship Lane, west of the M25/A282 looking east, showing the motorway going beneath the level of the distributor roads between J30 and J31. The motorway forms the lowest level of the three-level stack J30.

This is a view from Ship Lane, west of the M25/A282 looking east, showing the motorway going beneath the level of the distributor roads between J30 and J31. The motorway forms the lowest level of the three-level stack J30. The Mar Dyke stream is in the foreground. It passes under the A13, then M25 before reaching Ship Lane

This is a view from Ship Lane, west of the M25/A282 looking east, showing the motorway going beneath the level of the distributor roads between J30 and J31. The motorway forms the lowest level of the three-level stack J30. the A13 flyover can be seen passing over the M25 and the roundabout.

Approach sign for M25/A282 J31 on the A1090 Stonehouse Lane. A282 visible in the background.

Sign for J31 on unclassified Ship Lane, linking Aveley (to the northwest) with J31.

Southwestern corner of J31 roundabout

Looking south towards the A282 anti-clockwise off-slip

Signage for the A1306 (old A13) westbound, and also the Ship Lane and "A13" exits

The A1306 Arterial Road, the old route of the A13 (up to 1998).

Looking south towards the A282 flyover the junction.

Northern half of J31 roundabout. Exit for unclassified Ship Lane visible in foreground.

Gantry on northern half of J31 roundabout, still showing the Dartford Tunnel as clockwise, but it's been anti-clockwise only since the early 1990s!

J31 roundabout lane markings with A13 shown on the left. The on-slip is really a distributor for the J30 three-level stack, just to the north.

Anti-clockwise on-slip is really a distributor for the J30 three-level stack, just to the north. Traffic off the A282/M25 can join it but access to the motorway is only available north of J30.

Clockwise off-slip cum distributor road. M25/a282 traffic can leave it, but from the A13 at J30, you have to join it to access Lakeside.

Sign on northern side of J31 roundabout for clockwise traffic.

Looking from the eastern half of J31 roundabout towards the clockwise on-slip for the Dartford Crossing.

Looking towards the clockwise carriageway of the A282 as it passes over J31.

Looking towards the northern half of J31 roundabout. Traffic lights abound, which explains the box junction.

Sign for J31 on the A1306 (old A13) Arterial Road, on the way out of the Lakeside area. The brief section between J31 and the B186 roundabout behind me was dualled at the start of the 1990s, when Lakeside shopping centre opened. This section was the A13 prior to the building of the dual A13 east of J30 in the early 1980s.

This is a view from the old A13 (A1306) Arterial Road just north of Lakeside Shopping Centre, showing the A13 crossing over the Mar Dyke just east of M25 J30.

View westwards along Mar Dyke valley, with a gantry for the M25 junction on the westbound A13 visible in the distance. Taken from a train approaching Chafford Hundred station.

The bridge carrying the A126 over the A13. The A126 is the access to Lakeside shopping centre, continuing southwards into Thurrock and Grays. However there is no access eastbound onto the A13 and there is no exit westbound from the A13. The A13 here is D2, then gains a lane just east of this junction.

Looking north from the A1306 over the A126 just south of the A13 junction. Note the sign showing all traffic directed onto the westbound A13 ahead. the people in donkey jackets are apparently a Thurrock Council litter patrol!

Zoom in over the A126 showing the A126/A13 southern dumbbell. Beyond that can just be glimpsed the bridge over the A13 (one-way) and the northern dumbbell.

Zoom in showing the A126/A13 southern dumbbell. Beyond that can just be glimpsed the bridge over the A13 (one-way) and the northern dumbbell.

Sorry for the super-blurro-vision, but here's a shot looking west towards the A126 bridge from a train travelling north between Chafford Hundred (for Lakeside) and London. Note that the A13 is D2 here.

Another blur-o-vision shot from a train, towards the A126 bridge.

The equivalent shot looking east. Note that the eastbound has opened out to three lanes, but the westbound has hatching where lane 1 should be!

Just to the east of the A126 junction is the B186 bridge over the A13. This is a shot looking west, towards the rail bridge (blue) and immediately behind that the A126 bridge. Note that the hatching swaps from lane 3 to lane 1 by the time the A13 hits the rail bridge.

Zoom-in of the previous photo, showing the merge sign for the A126 westbound slip, and the eastbound A13 physically widening out back to D3.

View from B186 bridge looking east, showing the westbound reducing from D3 in the distance to D2 with hatching. The eastbound sign is for the A1012 ("Grays, 1/2m").

East of the B186 is a footbridge linking the village of North Stifford with the Grays/Thurrock area. Here is a westward view over the D3 A13, showing arrows in lane 3 and signs denoting the lane drop.

Looking east from North Stifford footbridge, showing the approach to the A1012 junction (Stifford Interchange).

As previous, but with slight change of angle and a zoom-in showing the sign (damaged!) and start of slips for the Stifford Interchange.

View of Stifford interchange roundabout and approach sign from the unclassified Stifford Road, just east of North Stifford. Note red cycle lane.The A1012 is the turn-off for Lakeside, Thurrock and Grays when heading westbound, although unlike the A126 junction it has full access to both carriageways.

View from western half of Stifford interchange roundabout looking west.

View from western half of Stifford roundabout looking east.

One of the bridges carrying the A1012 roundabout above the A13. View from London to Southend coach.

In the background is the short D2 A1012 heading south, which meets the A1306 (old A13 in these parts, running to the south of the A13) at another roundabout ("Treacle Mine") just south of here.

The eastbound on-slip and direction sign.

View from eastern half of Stifford interchange roundabout looking east.

The next junction is the A1089 trumpet junction. The A1089 heads south towards Tilbury Docks, D2 for much of its length. The A13 ceases to be a formal trunk road here, the A1089 taking over the baton down to the docks. This is almost certainly why "Tilbury" is not in brackets on signs between here and London! In the distance is visible the A1013 Stanford Road (old A13) as it crosses the A1089.

Northern end of the trumpet viewed from the east from the B188 Baker Street, just to the east of the junction. The A1089 can be seen splitting into the eastbound on/off-slips.

View from B188 looking west towards the A1089 just north of the A13.

View from the A1013 Stanford Road (old A13) looking north over the A1089 junction with the A13. The A13 mainline can be seen in the distance crossing the A1089. The A13 between the M25 and the A128, as well as the A1089 were opened in 1982 as the "Grays Bypass", though the name is not commonly used today. Despite losing Trunk status east of here, the A13 is D3 throughout, up to the A128.

Zoom-in from the A1013 Stanford Road (old A13) looking north over the A1089 junction with the A13. The A13 mainline can be seen in the distance crossing the A1089.

Zoom-in from the A1013 Stanford Road (old A13) looking north over the A1089 junction with the A13. The A13 mainline can be seen in the distance crossing the A1089.

Zoom-in from the A1013 Stanford Road (old A13) from just east of the bridge over the A1089,showing the sign at the diverge, and the A13 behind it.

Westbound off-slip from the A13 loking north from B188 Baker Street, just east of the A1089.

Westbound off-slip from the A13 loking north from B188 Baker Street, just east of the A1089. A13 mainline bridge visible in background.

View from B188 Baker Street looking west towards the A1089 and the merge with the westbound off-slip from the A13.

Westbound off-slip from the A13 loking south from B188 Baker Street, just east of the A1089.

A13 bridge over the A1089 viewed from the B188 looking northish.

A13 bridge over the A1089 viewed from the B188 looking southish.

A13 bridge over the A1089 viewed from the B188 looking south.

Looking north from the B188 towards A13 mainline overbridge.

Looking south from the B188 towards A13 mainline overbridge.

Looking south from the B188 towards A13 mainline overbridge.

View from B188 Baker Street, showing the A13 immediately east of the junction, showing diverge of westbound off-slip for the A1089.

View from junction of B188 and A1013 (visible on right) showing an eastbound gantry for the next junction, Orsett Cock with the A128.

The D3 section in Essex ends here at the A128 junction known as Orsett Cock after a nearby pub along the old A13 (A1013), which also has access to the junction. The west-facing slips carrying the lane-drop/gain. This is a view from Rectory Road just to the west of the junction, looking west towards the lane-drop/gain.

View from Rectory Road looking east towards Orsett Cock junction. The remaining nine miles of A13 dual carriageway are D2 only.

View from western half of Orsett Cock roundabout looking west.

Orsett Cock roundabout looking towards A13 westbound on-slip. A128 heads off to north behind the vegetation towards the A127 and Brentwood. It used to head south, but was curtailed here. The A1013 heads east/west just to the south of the A13.

This is one of the bridges for the roundabout here., viewed from a London to Southend coach.

Orsett Cock eastern half of roundabout looking east

Approach sign for Orsett Cock on the A1013 (old A13) heading west. The A1013 towards Grays has been incorrectly labelled "A1012". The real A1012 is in fact further west. The tree obscures "Chadwell St. Mary", through which the A128 used to go on its way to Tilbury. Much of this section was declassified, except the southernmost stretch, transferred to the A126.

View from a farm access road east of Orsett, near Stanford-le-Hope looking west, showing a service area on the eastbound, and approach to services westbound.

View from farm access road looking east towards the approach to the next junction at Stanford-le-Hope. The A1013 is visible on the right.

Just to the west of the Stanford-le-Hope junction is a footbridge not marked in the Essex A-Z, though it is present in OS maps. Here is a view looking west through the vandal-proof grating.

Westward view as 6Stan03.jpg. I managed to stick the lens of my camera through the grating this time.

Looking east from footbridge to the west of Stanford-le-Hope, showing the approach to the A1014 junction. The A1013 is just visible on the right.

Eastward view as 6Stan04.jpg. I managed to stick the lens of my camera through the grating this time.

I used maximum zoom on my camera to try and eliminate as much of the grating as possible (some visible however) to show the approach signage to the Stanford-le-Hope junction. A1014 signposted to Shell Haven, Coryton and Stanford-le-Hope. Non-primary sign for the B1007 shows Horndon-on-the-Hill, and Corringham (near Shell Haven) via the A1014. The A1013 also has access.

As 6Stan05.jpg. but I managed to stick the lens of my camera through the grating this time!

The eastern end of the A1013, on approach to the A1014/B1007 junction at Stanford-le-Hope. The A1014 heading east is a dual carriageway for most of its length, but non-primary.

View from western half of Stanford-le-Hope junction roundabout looking west. Note generous central reservation!

View from western half of Stanford-le-Hope junction looking east.

A1013 joins the roundabout on the right, with the A1014 Manorway in the background.

View from eastbound coach in between the bridges carrying the A1014 roundabout above the A13. The A1014 heads roughly east to the Coryton Oil depot, D2 but non-primary.

Sign for the B1007 in foreground, and A13 eastbound on-slip in background (signposted "Basildon, Southend").

View from eastern half of roundabout with the A1014 visible to the left., and A1013 to the right of that. B1007 is out of shot to my right.

Northwestward view down the A1014 Manorway showing A13 junction and sign.