Tees Jubilee Bridge Explained

54.535°N -1.321°W

Bridge Name:Jubilee Bridge
Official Name:Jubilee Bridge
Carries:Queen Elizabeth Way
Crosses:River Tees
Locale:Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
Design:Balanced cantilever
Material:reinforced concrete and T-section steel plate girders
Length:1500NaN0
Mainspan:1060NaN0
Spans:3
Pierswater:2
Builder:Birse Construction Ltd.
Fabricator:Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Open:20 April 2002
Complete:2002
Preceded:Preston Pipe Bridge
Followed:Surtees Bridge

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.[1] [2] The bridge is over 5km (03miles) upriver from, and over 3km (02miles) 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.[1] [2] It is constructed from reinforced concrete and T-section steel plate girders.[3] 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.[4]

The piers are supported on 914 mm concrete-filled tubular steel piles and the abutments are supported by steel 'H' piles.[2] thumb|200px|A view from the southern embankment.

Construction

The bridge was built by Birse Construction Ltd with steel fabrication supplied by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company of Darlington.[2]

Operation

The bridge was opened on 20 April 2002.[1] [2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jubilee Bridge . Bridges on the Tyne . 17 July 2010 .
  2. Web site: Bridges over the Tees . touristleafletsonline.com . PDF . 16 July 2012 .
  3. Web site: Jubilee Bridge . Nicolas . Janberg . Structurae . 16 July 2012 .
  4. Web site: View Cabinet Decision Record . Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council . 17 July 2010 . 28 April 2008 .