[citation needed] The present crossing was built in 1965, and comprises two 190-metre (623 feet) tall lattice towers each side of the Thames.

There was at one time an earlier 132 kV crossing nearby, with towers 148.4 metres tall.

Linking Dagenham and Crossness, it was built between 1927 and 1932 and was part of the Belvedere-Crowlands 132/33/25 kV double circuit.

In March 2006, Paul Smith-Crallan attempted to BASE jump from a platform on the Swanscombe Tower.

This tower is a popular base jumping location because of two platforms that provide good launch points.