54°32′06″N 1°19′16″W / 54.535°N 1.321°W / 54.535; -1.321
| Jubilee Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Jubilee Bridge over the river Tees from west side | |
| Coordinates | 54°32′5.4″N 1°19′14.5″W / 54.534833°N 1.320694°W / 54.534833; -1.320694 |
| Carries | Queen Elizabeth Way |
| Crosses | River Tees |
| Locale | Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom |
| Official name | Jubilee Bridge |
| Preceded by | Preston Pipe Bridge |
| Followed by | Surtees Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Balanced cantilever |
| Material | Reinforced concrete and T-section steel plate girders |
| Total length | 150 metres (492 ft) |
| Longest span | 106 metres (348 ft) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Birse Construction Ltd. |
| Fabrication by | Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company |
| Construction end | 2002 |
| Opened | 20 April 2002 |
| Location | |
The Jubilee Bridge is a road and pedestrian/cycle bridge carrying the Queen Elizabeth Way north-south across the River Tees in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, northern England. It links Preston-on-Tees with Ingleby Barwick. The bridge is over 3.1 miles (5 km) upriver from, and over 1.9 miles (3 km) approximately south of Stockton town centre.
Design
The Jubilee Bridge is a balanced cantilever design, 150 m long with 3 spans and a main span of 106 m. It is constructed from reinforced concrete and T-section steel plate girders. It carries dual two lane carriageways and additionally on the western side, a pedestrian cycle track linking in to the local pedestrian cycle tracks on the southern bank of the River Tees.
The piers are supported on 914 mm concrete-filled tubular steel piles and the abutments are supported by steel 'H' piles.
Construction
The bridge was built by Birse Construction Ltd with steel fabrication supplied by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company of Darlington.
Operation
The bridge was opened on 20 April 2002.
References
- ^ "Jubilee Bridge". Bridges on the Tyne. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Bridges over the Tees" (PDF). touristleafletsonline.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- Janberg, Nicolas. "Jubilee Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- "View Cabinet Decision Record". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
External links
- Jubilee Bridge on the Bridges on the Tyne website
- Jubilee Bridge at Structurae.
- Leaflet: tourismleafletsonline.com.
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