Princess of Wales Bridge

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Princess of Wales Bridge
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Princess of Wales Bridge
Coordinates 54°33′57″N1°18′26″W / 54.5657°N 1.3072°W / 54.5657; -1.3072
CarriesCouncil of Europe Boulevard
Crosses River Tees, Teesdale Way
Locale Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
Official namePrincess of Wales Bridge
Preceded by Teesquay Millennium Bridge
Followed by Infinity Bridge
Characteristics
DesignSlab and girder
MaterialSteel plate girders and concrete
Longest span40 metres (131 ft)
No. of spans3
Piers in water2
History
Constructed by Tarmac Group
Construction end1992
Inaugurated23 September 1992
Location
Princess of Wales Bridge

The Princess of Wales Bridge, sometimes referred to as the Diana Bridge or the Princess Diana Bridge, is a dual carriageway road bridge named after the late Diana, Princess of Wales. [1] [2] [3] It carries Council of Europe Boulevard across the River Tees, Northern England.

Contents

Teesdale Business Park in Thornaby is to the south and to the north is the north east of Stockton town centre (at the north end of Riverside Road at a gyratory system). It is in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees. [1] [2]

Design

The bridge is of a slab and girder design [4] with concrete piers and steel plate girder decking. [1] The bridge has three spans – the centre span is 40 metres with two side spans of 30 metres each. [1] [5] The bridge has four steel plate girders with composite concrete decking and the abutments and piers are supported on steel H piles driven to sandstone bedrock. [5]

Construction

The bridge was commissioned by the Teesside Development Corporation [1] and built at a cost of £3 million by Tarmac Group. [1] [2] [5] [6]

Operation

The bridge was inaugurated on 23 September 1992 [2] [3] [5] [6] [7] by Diana, Princess of Wales. [8] On rare occasions the bridge is closed for fireworks events.

After the death of Diana, Princess of Wales the bridge was fitted with two memorial plaques. [9]

Local facilities

Just downriver of the bridge is the River Tees Watersports Centre hosting watersports such as rowing, canoeing, waterskiing, jet skiing and dragon boat racing.

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