| Bridge Name: | Preston Pipe Bridge |
| Official Name: | Preston Pipe Bridge |
| Carries: | Water supply pipes |
| Crosses: | River Tees |
| Locale: | Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom |
| Owner: | Northumbrian Water |
| Design: | Tied arch |
| Material: | Concrete and steel |
| Mainspan: | 210feet |
| Spans: | 1 |
| Pierswater: | 0 |
| Builder: | Dowsett |
| Complete: | 1959 |
| Preceded: | Yarm Bridge |
| Followed: | Jubilee Bridge |
The Preston Pipe Bridge carries three water pipes across the River Tees between Ingleby Barwick and Preston-on-Tees in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, northern England.The bridge is situated over 5km (03miles) upriver from Stockton town centre, and some 200m (700feet) upriver from Jubilee Bridge.
Preston Pipe Bridge is a 210feet span tied arch bridge with concrete abutments[1] [2] and supplies water to southern Teesside.
The bridge was built in 1959 by constructor Dowsett to carry two 33inches diameter water pipes across the Tees.[1] [2] The bridge arch, weighing 200 tonnes was assembled on the Durham bank from prefabricated parts and rolled out across the river on a temporary Bailey bridge, then moved sideways onto its pre-prepared concrete abutments.[1]
A third pipe was added in 1979 and there is strictly no public access across the bridge.[2] The bridge is best accessed on foot from the Jubilee Bridge along the river bank.The additional third pipe allowed for the removal a nearby single pipe bridge.[1]