Princess of Wales Bridge

Princess of Wales Bridge
Princess of Wales Bridge
Coordinates	54°33′57″N 1°18′26″W / 54.5657°N 1.3072°W / 54.5657; -1.3072Coordinates: 54°33′57″N 1°18′26″W / 54.5657°N 1.3072°W / 54.5657; -1.3072
Carries	Teesdale Boulevard
Crosses	River Tees, Teesdale Way
Locale	, England, United Kingdom
Official name	Princess of Wales Bridge
Preceded by	Teesquay Millennium Bridge
Followed by	Infinity Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Slab and girder
Material	Steel plate girders and concrete
Longest span	40 metres (131 ft)
No. of spans	3
Piers in water	2
History
Constructed by	Cementation Construction
Construction end	1992
Inaugurated	23 September 1992

The Princess of Wales Bridge is a dual carriageway road bridge carrying the Teesdale Boulevard across the River Tees in in the Northeast of England. The bridge links on the south bank of the river, Teesdale Business Park in Thornaby-on-Tees to the north bank at the north end of Riverside Road at a gyratory system in . The bridge is sometimes referred to as the Diana Bridge or the Princess Diana Bridge. The bridge is located down river of, and just outside, Stockton town centre.

The bridge is of a slab and girder design with concrete piers and steel plate girder decking. The bridge has three spans – the centre span is 40 metres with two side spans of 30 metres each. The bridge has four steel plate girders with composite concrete decking and the abutments and piers are supported on steel H piles driven to sandstone bedrock.

The bridge was commissioned by the Teesside Development Corporation and built at a cost of £3 million by Cementation Construction.

The bridge was inaugurated on 23 September 1992 by Diana, Princess of Wales. On rare occasions the bridge is closed for fireworks events.

After the death of Diana, Princess of Wales the bridge was fitted with two memorial plaques.

Just downriver of the bridge is the River Tees Watersports Centre hosting watersports such as rowing, canoeing, waterskiing, jet skiing and dragon boat racing.