Mersey Gateway Bridge
The Mersey Gateway Bridge is a toll bridge between Runcorn and Widnes in Cheshire, England, which spans the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal. The crossing, which opened in October 2017, has three traffic lanes in each direction and is approximately 1.5 km (1 mile) east (upstream) of the older Silver Jubilee Bridge. It formed part of a wider project to upgrade the infrastructure around the Mersey crossings that included major civil engineering work to realign the road network, refurbish and add tolling to the Silver Jubilee Bridge, and build new interchanges.
Mersey Gateway Bridge | |
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The Mersey Gateway, with the older Silver Jubilee Bridge in the distance | |
| Coordinates | 53.3528°N 2.713°W |
| Carries | A533 |
| Crosses | River Mersey |
| Locale | Halton |
| Maintained by | Halton Borough Council |
| Website | www |
| Followed by | Silver Jubilee Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed |
| Trough construction | Concrete and steel |
| Pier construction | Concrete |
| Total length | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Width | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Height | 125 metres (410 ft) |
| Longest span | 318 metres (1,043 ft) |
| No. of spans | 4 |
| Piers in water | 3 |
| Load limit | 53,000+ tonnes |
| Clearance below | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 6 |
| History | |
| Architect | Knight Architects |
| Engineering design by | COWI & FHECOR |
| Constructed by | Merseylink CCJV – Kier Infrastructure and Overseas FCC Construccion Samsung C&T ECUK Consortium |
| Construction start | May 2014 |
| Construction end | October 2017 |
| Construction cost | £600 million |
| Opened | 14 October 2017 |
| Inaugurated | 14 June 2018 |
| Replaces | Silver Jubilee Bridge (closed to vehicles for reconfiguration remains open for pedestrian and cycle access) |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | £2 cars/small vehicles (£1.80 for those who have registered) up to £8 HGVs |
| Location | |
Location of the bridge in Cheshire
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