Princess of Wales Bridge

Road bridge over the River Tees in England

Princess of Wales Bridge

Princess of Wales Bridge

Coordinates| 54°33′57″N 1°18′26″W﻿ / ﻿54.5657°N 1.3072°W﻿ / 54.5657; -1.3072
Carries| Council of Europe Boulevard
Crosses| River Tees, Teesdale Way
Locale| Stockton-on-Tees, England
Official name| Princess of Wales Bridge
Preceded by| Teesquay Millennium Bridge
Followed by| Infinity Bridge
Characteristics
Design| Slab and girder
Material| Steel plate girders and concrete
Longest span| 40 metres (131 ft)
No. of spans| 3
Piers in water| 2
History
Constructed by| Tarmac Group
Construction end| 1992
Inaugurated| 23 September 1992
Location

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.[1][2][3] 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.[1][2]

## Design

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The bridge is of a slab and girder design[4] with concrete piers and steel plate girder decking.[1] The bridge has three spans – the centre span is 40 metres with two side spans of 30 metres each.[1][5] 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.[5]

## Construction

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The bridge was commissioned by the Teesside Development Corporation[1] and built at a cost of £3 million by Tarmac Group.[1][2][5][6]

## Operation

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The bridge was inaugurated on 23 September 1992[2][3][5][6][7] by Diana, Princess of Wales.[8] On rare occasions the bridge is closed for fireworks events.

After the death of Diana, Princess of Wales the bridge was fitted with two memorial plaques.[9]

## Local facilities

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Just downriver of the bridge is the River Tees Watersports Centre hosting watersports such as rowing, canoeing, waterskiing, jet skiing and dragon boat racing.

## Image gallery

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* Princess of Wales bridge from the fish quay north bank upriver

* Princess of Wales bridge from the north bank downriver

* Princess of Wales Bridge from the south bank downriver

* River Tees Watersports Centre

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Princess of Wales Bridge". Bridges on the Tyne. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
2. ^ a b c d Kenyon, Chris (March 2002). "A Trip up the Tees". Tees Rowing Club. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
3. ^ a b Burluraux, Don (26 April 2001). "Today's walk: Tees Barrage-Stockton Riverside-Newport Bridge". North York Moors CAM. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
4. ^ Janberg, Nicolas. "Princess of Wales Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
5. ^ a b c d "Bridges over the Tees". Institute of Civil Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
6. ^ a b "Building the Princess of Wales Bridge". Picture Stockton. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
7. ^ Jeffrey, Colin (18 January 2008). "Community: A Little About The Town We Live in.. Stockton-on-Tees". Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
8. ^ "Court Circular". The Independent. 24 September 1992. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
9. ^ Delplanque, Paul (16 February 2012). "The Jim Kelley Bridge?". Gazettelive – Remember When. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Princess of Wales Bridge.

* Princess of Wales Bridge on Bridges on the Tyne website
* Princess of Wales Bridge at Structurae
* The River Tees Watersports Centre.

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Places adjacent to Princess of Wales Bridge

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Princess of Wales Bridge
over the River Tees

| Tees Barrage
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Stockton on Tees town centre | Teesdale Business Park |

Crossings of the River Tees

| Upstream
Teesquay Millennium Footbridge
next road crossing Victoria Bridge
| Princess of Wales Bridge
| Downstream
Infinity Bridge
next road crossing Tees Barrage (dead end)

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The borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Major Settlements|

Billingham
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Stockton
Thornaby
Yarm
Norton

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Quarry Wood

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Holme House
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Radio Tees

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Tees Barrage International White Water Course

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Yarm Viaduct
Preston Pipe Bridge
Jubilee Bridge
Surtees Bridge
Surtees Rail Bridge
Victoria Bridge
Teesquay Millennium Footbridge
Princess of Wales Bridge
Infinity Bridge
Tees Barrage
Tees Viaduct
Tees Newport Bridge
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge

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Teesside International Airport

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Durham Coast
Tees Valley
Tees Valley Metro (proposed)
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Allens West
Billingham
Eaglescliffe
Stockton
Thornaby
Yarm

Road|

A19
A66
A174

Historic|

Development
Teesside Development Corporation
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Bowesfield Works
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Portrack Lane
Stockton & Darlington Railway
Tees Marshalling Yard
Sport
Stockton Racecourse

Other|

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Diana, Princess of Wales

1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997 (1961-07-01 – 1997-08-31)

Titles
(1981–1996)|

* Princess of Wales
* Duchess of Cornwall
* Duchess of Rothesay
* Countess of Chester
* Baroness of Renfrew

Family|

* Charles III (former husband)
* William, Prince of Wales (elder son)
* Harry, Duke of Sussex (younger son)
* John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (father)
* Frances Shand Kydd (mother)
* Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer (stepmother)
* Lady Sarah McCorquodale (sister)
* Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes (sister)
* Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (brother)
* Spencer family

Life events|

* Wedding
* guest list
* Squidgygate
* Panorama interview

Fashion|

* Wedding dress
* Jewels
* Travolta dress
* Revenge dress
* Lady Dior
* Gucci Diana

Charities|

* International Campaign to Ban Landmines
* Landmine Survivors Network
* Barnardo's
* Centrepoint
* Turning Point
* National AIDS Trust
* The Leprosy Mission
* English National Ballet
* The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
* Great Ormond Street Hospital

Death|

* People's princess
* Funeral
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* Conspiracy theories

People|

* Dodi Fayed (romantic partner)
* Henri Paul (driver)
* Trevor Rees-Jones (bodyguard)

Memorials and
namesakes|

* Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend (1986)
* Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely (renamed 1987)
* Princess of Wales Bridge, Stockton-on-Tees (1992)
* Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto (1993)
* Rosa 'Princess of Wales' (1997)
* Memorial fund (1997)
* "Candle in the Wind 1997"
* Tribute album (1997)
* Rosa 'Diana, Princess of Wales' (1998)
* Tribute concerts
* 1998
* 2007
* Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby (renamed 1999)
* Diana Award (1999–)
* Memorial playground (2000)
* Memorial walk (2000)
* Memorial fountain (2004)
* Innocent Victims (2005)
* Memorial in Vienna (2013)
* Place Diana, Paris (renamed 2018)
* Memorial in Kensington Palace (2021)

Popular
culture|

| Books|

* Diana: Her True Story (1992)
* Diana in Search of Herself (1999)
* 69 Things to Do with a Dead Princess (2002)
* If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things (2002)
* Diana: Closely Guarded Secret (2002)
* The Little White Car (2004)
* Diana: Death of a Goddess (2004)
* The Murder of Princess Diana (2004)
* Princess Diana's Revenge (2006)
* The Diana Chronicles (2007)
* The Accident Man (2011)
* Untold Story (2011)

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Film and
television|

* Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982)
* The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982)
* Spitting Image (1984–1996)
* Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992)
* Willi und die Windzors (1996)
* Diana: Her True Story (1993)
* Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess (1998)
* Diana: The Rose Conspiracy (2005)
* Whatever Love Means (2005)
* The Queen (2006)
* Diana: Last Days of a Princess (2007)
* The Murder of Princess Diana (2007)
* Diana (2013)
* The Crown (2020–2023)
* Spencer (2021)

Documentaries|

* The Queen (2009 TV serial)
* Unlawful Killing (2011)
* Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy (2017)
* The Story of Diana (2017)
* Diana: In Her Own Words (2017)
* Diana, 7 Days (2017)
* The Princess (2022)

Plays and
musicals|

* Her Royal Highness..? (1981)
* Diana (2019)

Songs|

* "Buckingham Blues"
* "Diana" (Bryan Adams song)
* "Ain't Nuttin' But Music"
* "Dance in the Dark"
* "Princess Diana"

Portraits|

* Diana, Princess of Wales (Bryan Organ portrait)

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Road bridges in Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire|

* Boothferry Bridge
* Humber Bridge
* Kexby Old Bridge
* Myton Swing Bridge
* Ouse Bridge
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* Sutton Bridge

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* Aldwark Bridge
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* Harewood Bridge
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