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FACTS AND FIGURES

Length of Side Spans
Length of Centre Span
Total Length of Bridge

 

154 feet
181 feet
658 feet

Width of Carriageway
Width of Footpath
Total Width of Bridge Deck

 

33 feet
6 feet
43 feet 6 inches

Weight of steel in Main Bridge

 

402 tons

Main Contractor
Steelwork Sub-Contractor

 

A.E. Farr Limited
Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company

Contract Starting Date

 

1 July 1967

Total Cost of Main Bridge
Total Cost of Services Bridge
Total Cost of Bridge Approaches

 

£288,112
£69,008
£238,945

Opening Ceremony

 

15 April 1970