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| Princess of Wales Bridge | |
| Official name | Princess of Wales Bridge |
| Carries | Motor vehicles Teesdale Boulevard |
| Crosses | River Tees, Teesdale Way |
| Locale | Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom |
| Design | Slab and girder |
| Material | Steel and concrete |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| Longest span | 40 metres (131 ft) |
| Number of spans | 3 |
| Completion date | 1992 |
| Opening date | 1992-09-23 |
| Coordinates | 54°33′56.53″N 1°18′25.85″W / 54.5657028°N 1.3071806°W |
The Princess of Wales Bridge is a dual carriageway road bridge carrying the Teesdale Boulevard across the River Tees in Stockton-on-Tees in the Northeast of England. The bridge links on the south bank of the river, Teesdale Business Park in Thornaby-on-Tees to the north bank at the north end of Riverside Road at a gyratory system in Stockton-on-Tees.[1][2] The bridge is sometimes referred to as the Diana Bridge or the Princess Diana Bridge.[1][2][3]
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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 40m with two side spans of 30m each.[1]
Construction
The bridge was commissioned by the Teesside Development Corporation[1] and built by Tarmac Construction[1][2][5] at a cost of £3 million.[1]
Operation
The bridge was opened on the 23rd of September 1992[2][3][5][6] by HRH Princess of Wales.[7] On rare occasions the bridge is closed for fireworks events.
After the death of the Princess of Wales the bridge was fitted with two memorial plaques.
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.
Image gallery
 Princess of Wales bridge from the north bank upriver |
 Princess of Wales bridge from the north bank downriver |
 Princess of Wales Bridge from the south bank downriver |
 River Tees Watersports Centre |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Princess of Wales Bridge". Bridges on the Tyne. http://www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk/princess.html. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ a b c d Kenyon, Chris (March 2002). "A Trip up the Tees". Tees Rowing Club. http://www.teesrowingclub.co.uk/v_tripuptees.asp. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ a b Burluraux, Don (2001-04-26). "North York Moors CAM". http://www.nymcam.co.uk/042601.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ Janberg, Nicolas. "Princess of Wales Bridge". Structurae. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0047945. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ a b "Building the Princess of Wales Bridge". Picture Stockton. http://www.picturestockton.co.uk/viewpage.aspx?id=3693. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ Jeffrey, Colin (2008-01-18). "Community : A Little About The Town We Live in.. Stockton-on-Tees". http://www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=97269. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Independent. 1992-09-24. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/court-circular-1553322.html. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
External links
- Princess of Wales Bridge on Bridges on the Tyne website
- Princess of Wales Bridge in the Structurae database
- The River Tees Watersports Centre.
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