Infinity Bridge
| Infinity Bridge | |
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Infinity Bridge from the Tees Barrage
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| Coordinates | 54°33′53.26″N 1°17′57.09″W / 54.5647944°N 1.2991917°W |
| Carries | Pedestrians and cyclists |
| Crosses | River Tees, Teesdale Way |
| Locale | , England, United Kingdom |
| Official name | Infinity Bridge |
| Owner | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
| Preceded by | Princess of Wales Bridge |
| Followed by | Tees Barrage |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Asymmetric double tied-arch and suspended deck |
| Material | Weathering steel, stainless steel and reinforced concrete |
| Total length | 240 metres (787 ft) |
| Width | 5 metres (16 ft) |
| Height | 40 metres (131 ft) |
| Longest span | 120 metres (394 ft) |
| No. of spans | 2 river spans and 8 minor spans on approaches |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| Clearance below | 8 metres (26 ft) |
| Design life | 120 years |
| History | |
| Contracted lead designer | Expedition Engineering |
| Successful competition design | Expedition Engineering and Spence Associates |
| Constructed by | Balfour Beatty |
| Fabrication by | Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company |
| Construction begin | June 2007 |
| Construction end | December 2008 |
| Construction cost | £15m |
| Inaugurated | 14 May 2009 |
| Opened | 16 May 2009 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 4,000 people/day anticipated |
The Infinity Bridge is a public pedestrian and cycle footbridge across the River Tees in the in the north-east of England. The bridge is situated one kilometre downriver of Stockton town centre, between the Princess of Wales Bridge and the Tees Barrage and it links the Teesdale Business Park and the University of Durham's Queen's Campus in Thornaby-on-Tees on the south bank of the Tees with the Tees Valley Regeneration's £320 million North Shore development on the north bank.
Built at a cost of £15 million with funding from Stockton Borough Council, English Partnerships and its successor body the Homes and Communities Agency, One NorthEast, and the European Regional Development Fund the bridge is a major part of the North Shore Redevelopment Project undertaken by Tees Valley Regeneration.
The bridge had the project title North Shore Footbridge before being given its official name Infinity Bridge, chosen by a panel made from the funding bodies, using names suggested by the public. The name derives from the infinity symbol formed by the bridge and its reflection.
Initial investigations for the footbridge were done by the White Young Green Group who with English Partnerships produced a brief for an international architectural design competition organised with RIBA Competitions and launched in April 2003. The brief was for a "prestigious" and "iconic" "landmark" footbridge at North Shore Stockton, to cross the River Tees which is 125 m wide at that point.
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