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General Information

Other name(s): Dee Estuary Bridge
Beginning of works: 1994
Completion: 1997
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , , ,
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Crosses:
  • River Dee
Coordinates: 53° 13' 45.85" N    3° 4' 1" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 954 m
deck width 28 m
main bridge
total length 294 m
span lengths 100 m - 194 m
number of spans 2
pylon pylon height 118 m

Cost

cost of construction Pound sterling 55 000 000

Materials

pylon reinforced concrete
deck concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Flintshire Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Dee Estuary in North Wales. The bridge links Flint and Connah's Quay to the shore north of the River Dee at the southern end of the Wirral Peninsula. The bridge cost £55million to construct. This cost was met by the then Welsh Office and in the future, maintenance costs are expected to be the responsibility of the local authority Flintshire County Council.

The bridge was officially opened in 1998 by Queen Elizabeth II. It carries part of the A548 road and has been nicknamed 'the bridge to nowhere' as it doesn't link up with the A55 Expressway.

It is the largest asymmetric cable-stayed bridge in the whole of Britain.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Flintshire Bridge" and modified on 10 February 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20000580
  • Published on:
    28/12/1999
  • Last updated on:
    31/01/2023
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