Victoria Jubilee Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 54°33′30″N 1°18′25″W / 54.55833°N 1.30694°W |
Carries | Bridge Road (A1130) |
Crosses | River Tees |
Locale | Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom |
Official name | Victoria Jubilee Bridge |
Heritage status | Grade II listed building (19 February 2010) |
Preceded by | Surtees Rail Bridge |
Followed by | Teesquay Millennium Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Wrought iron arch |
Material | Wrought and cast iron, stone and concrete |
Total length | 341 feet (104 m) |
Width | 60 feet (18 m) |
Longest span | 110 feet (34 m) |
No. of spans | 3 |
Piers in water | 2 |
History | |
Designer | Harrison Haytor and Charles Neate |
Constructed by | Whitaker Brothers of Leeds |
Construction start | 1882 |
Construction end | 1887 |
Opened | 20 June 1887 |
Location | |
The Victoria Jubilee Bridge, also known as Victoria Bridge, is a road bridge carrying Bridge Road (A1130) east west across the River Tees between Stockton and Thornaby in Northern England. Commonly referred to as the Victoria Bridge, it is located just south east of Stockton town centre and in the town's namesake borough.
Under an 1881 act of Parliament, the bridge was constructed (1882–1887) at a cost of £69,051 by Whitaker Brothers of Leeds,[1][2][3] financed by the local council, a tramway company, North East Railways and the water board,[3] and commemorates the 50th year of the reign of Queen Victoria.[3][4][5]