Historic bridges · North East England
Princess of Wales Bridge
Princess of Wales Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Thornaby · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Princess of Wales Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 54.5657°, -1.3072°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Princess of Wales Bridge, sometimes referred to as the Diana Bridge or the Princess Diana Bridge, is a dual carriageway road bridge named after the late Diana, Princess of Wales. It carries Council of Europe Boulevard across the River Tees, Northern England. Teesdale Business Park in Thornaby is to the south, and to the north is the northeast of Stockton town centre (at the north end of Riverside Road at a gyratory system). It is in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees.
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Background
Architecture
The bridge is of a slab and girder design with concrete piers and steel plate girder decking. 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.
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- Coordinates
- 54.5657, -1.3072
- District
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Parish
- Thornaby
- Postcode
- TS17 6QY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Nearest railway station
- Thornaby — 0.8 km
- Opening
- |inaugurated = 23 September 1992
Sources
- osm: w659153832 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Princess of Wales Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Princess of Wales Bridge from south bank upriver.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Princess of Wales Bridge?
- Princess of Wales Bridge is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS17 6QY), in the parish of Thornaby.
- Is Princess of Wales Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Princess of Wales Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Princess of Wales Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Thornaby, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS17 6QY.