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This article is about the bridge in South Yorkshire, over the River Don. For other uses, see Don Bridge (disambiguation).

Bridge in Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire

Don Bridge
View, looking west, in August 2007
Coordinates	53°31′N 1°11′W / 53.51°N 1.18°W / 53.51; -1.18
OS grid reference	SE547016
Carries	A1(M)
Crosses	River Don
Locale	Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire
Maintained by	National Highways
Characteristics
Design	Girder bridge
Material	Reinforced concrete, Steel
Total length	760 ft (230 m)
Height	70 ft (21 m)
Longest span	180 ft (55 m)
No. of spans	7
No. of lanes	2 each direction
History
Designer	West Riding County Council
Construction start	June 1959
Opened	31 July 1961
Statistics
Daily traffic	85,747 (2018) Count point
Location

Don BridgeLocation in South YorkshireShow map of South Yorkshire

Don BridgeLocation in Doncaster BoroughShow map of the City of Doncaster district

Don BridgeLocation in UK motorway networkShow map of UK motorways

The Don Bridge is a motorway viaduct in South Yorkshire, England.

History

The line of the fifteen-mile Doncaster By-Pass Motorway was fixed in the spring of 1957.

Design

Each carriageway is carried on a separate structure. Each carriageway is supported by five riveted steel girders. There are 2,225 tons of structural steelwork.

Construction

Construction of the Doncaster bypass started on 22 June 1959. There were 28 bridges in the contract for the Doncaster bypass, including five railway bridges.

The fabrication of the steelwork for the bridge took place at the West Bromwich Works. The steel superstructure for the bridge was launched from one end of the bridge on an embankment. The steel fabrication was sprayed with zinc. The concrete and steel design is known as composite construction.

The concrete beams were made by Ferro Concrete and Stone Co. (North Notts) Ltd of Retford.

The bypass was built by a consortium including Holland, Hannen & Cubitts, on a £6 million contract.

Structure

The south side of the bridge is in Warmsworth, and the north side is in Sprotbrough and Cusworth. The bridge crosses the Trans Pennine Trail (National Cycle Route 62), which follows the river. It is situated around one mile north of junction 36.

References

The Surveyor and Municipal and County Engineer, Volume 120, page 960, 1961
Traffic Engineering & Control, Volume 4, page 455, 1962
Zinc Handbook: Properties, Processing, and Use In Design, page 320

External links

v t e Ceremonial county of South Yorkshire
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Metropolitan districts	Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley City of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham City of Sheffield
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Adwick le Street Armthorpe Askern Barnsley Bawtry Bentley Bolton upon Dearne Bramley Brampton Bierlow Carcroft Chapeltown Conisbrough Cudworth Dinnington Doncaster Edlington Goldthorpe Grimethorpe Hatfield Hoyland Kiveton Park Maltby Mexborough Mosborough Penistone Rawmarsh Rossington Rotherham Royston Sheffield Stainforth Stocksbridge Swallownest Swinton Thorne Thurcroft Thurnscoe Tickhill Wath upon Dearne Wickersley Wombwell Woodlands See also: List of civil parishes in South Yorkshire
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v t e Road bridges in Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire	Boothferry Bridge Humber Bridge Kexby Old Bridge Myton Swing Bridge Ouse Bridge Stamford Bridge Sutton Bridge
North Yorkshire	Aldwark Bridge Beggar's Bridge Blackwell Bridge Borough Bridge Burnsall Bridge Cattal Bridge Catterick Bridge Cawood Bridge Coverham Bridge Croft Bridge Downholme Bridge Duck Bridge Grassington Bridge Green Bridge Grinton Bridge Grosmont Bridge Helmsley Bridge Holgate Bridge Kexby Old Bridge Kildwick Bridge Kilgram Bridge Mercury Bridge North Northallerton bridge Princess of Wales Bridge River Ouse swing bridge Selby toll bridge Sutton Bridge Tadcaster Bridge Tees Jubilee Bridge Tees Newport Bridge Tees Transporter Bridge Tees Viaduct Ulshaw Bridge Whitby Swing Bridge
South Yorkshire	Don Bridge Lady's Bridge Tinsley Viaduct
West Yorkshire	Beckfoot Bridge Chantry Bridge Collingham Bridge Crawshaw Woods Bridge Ferry Bridge Ireland Bridge Kirkstall Bridge Leeds Bridge Linton Bridge Scammonden Bridge Thorp Arch Bridge Wentbridge Viaduct Wetherby Bridge

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