Tees Newport Bridge

Tees Newport Bridge
Tees Newport Bridge
Coordinates54°34′18.73″N 1°15′40.9″W / 54.5718694°N 1.261361°W / 54.5718694; -1.261361
CarriesMotor vehicles, A1032 road
CrossesRiver Tees and railway line
LocaleMiddlesbrough, England
Preceded byTees Viaduct
Followed byTees Transporter Bridge
Characteristics
Designvertical lift
MaterialSteel, concrete
Longest span82 m (269 ft)
No. of spans9
Piers in water2
History
DesignerMott, Hay and Anderson
Contracted lead designerDavid Anderson
Constructed byDorman Long
Opened28 February 1934
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameNewport Bridge
Designated28 July 1988
Reference no.1139837
Location

The Tees Newport Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge spanning the River Tees a short distance upriver from Tees Transporter Bridge, linking Middlesbrough with the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Northern England. It no longer lifts, but still acts as a road bridge in its permanently down position.

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