Jubilee Bridge, Ingleby Barwick

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Not to be confused with Victoria Bridge, Stockton-on-Tees
Jubilee Bridge
County Durham, Yorkshire
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The Jubilee Bridge
Location
Carrying: Road
Crossing: River Tees
Location
Grid reference: NZ44051572
Location: 54°32’5"N, 1°19’14"W
Structure
Length: 492 feet
Main span: 348 feet
Design: Balanced cantilever
History
Built 2002
Information

The Jubilee Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Tees north to south between County Durham on the north bank and the North Riding of Yorkshire on the south, carrying a local road, the Queen Elizabeth Way. The bridge crosses the river by Ingleby Barwick, which sits on the Yorkshire bank. On the Durham bank is Preston-on-Tees

The bridge is to be found three miles upriver from Stockton-on-Tees town centre.

The Jubilee Bridge is a balanced cantilever design, 492 feet long with 3 spans and a main span of 348 feet. It is constructed from reinforced concrete and T-section steel plate girders.[1]

The bridge 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 Tees.[2]

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Bridges and crossings on the River Tees
Yarm Viaduct Yarm Bridge Preston Pipe Bridge Jubilee Bridge Surtees Bridge Surtees Rail Bridge Victoria Bridge