Tees Jubilee Bridge

54.535°N 1.321°W / 54.535; -1.321

Jubilee Bridge
Jubilee Bridge over the river Tees from west side
Coordinates54°32′5.4″N 1°19′14.5″W
CarriesQueen Elizabeth Way
CrossesRiver Tees
LocaleBorough of Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
Official nameJubilee Bridge
Preceded byPreston Pipe Bridge
Followed bySurtees Bridge
Characteristics
DesignBalanced cantilever
MaterialReinforced concrete and T-section steel plate girders
Total length150 metres (492 ft)
Longest span106 metres (348 ft)
No. of spans3
Piers in water2
History
Constructed byBirse Construction Ltd.
Fabrication byCleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Construction end2002
Opened20 April 2002
Location
This article is about the Tees bridge named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's jubilee. For the Tees bridge named in honour of Queen Victoria's jubilee, see Tees Victoria Bridge. For similarly named bridges, see Jubilee 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 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.[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]

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]

References
  1. "Jubilee Bridge". Bridges on the Tyne. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  2. "Bridges over the Tees" (PDF). touristleafletsonline.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. Janberg, Nicolas. "Jubilee Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  4. "View Cabinet Decision Record". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
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