Preston Pipe Bridge

Coordinates: 54°32′02″N 1°19′23″W / 54.534°N 1.323°W

Preston Pipe Bridge
Preston Pipe Bridge over the River Tees
Coordinates	54°32′1.1″N 1°19′24″W / 54.533639°N 1.32333°W
Carries	Water supply pipes
Crosses	River Tees
Locale	Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
Official name	Preston Pipe Bridge
Owner	Northumbrian Water
Preceded by	Yarm Bridge
Followed by	Jubilee Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Tied arch
Material	Concrete
Longest span	210 feet (64 m)
Number of spans	1
Piers in water	0
History
Constructed by	Dowsett
Construction end	1959

The Preston Pipe Bridge carries three water pipes across the River Tees north of Ingleby Barwick in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in the north-east of England. The bridge is situated over five kilometres upriver from Stockton town centre, and some 200 m upriver from Jubilee Bridge.

Design

Preston Pipe Bridge is a 210 feet (64 m) span concrete tied arch bridge with concrete abutments^[1][2] and supplies water to southern Teesside.

Construction

The bridge was built in 1959 by constructor Dowsett to carry two 33 inches (84 cm) diameter water pipes across the Tees.^[1][2] The bridge arch, weighing 200 tonnes was assembled on the Durham bank from prefabricated concrete parts and rolled out across the river on a temporary Bailey Bridge, then moved sideways onto its pre-prepared concrete abutments.^[1]

Operation

A third pipe was added in 1979 and there is strictly no public access across the bridge.^[2] The bridge is best accessed on foot from the Jubilee Bridge along the river bank.

References

1. Kenyon, Chris. "A Trip up the Tees". Tees Rowing Club. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
2. "Preston Pipe Bridge". Bridges on the Tyne. Retrieved 17 July 2010.

External links

• Preston Pipe Bridge on the Bridges on the Tyne website
• Preston Pipe Bridge at Structurae.