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|official_name = Flintshire Bridge
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|carries = 4 lanes of [[A548_road_(Great_Britain)|A548]]
|crosses = [[River Dee|Dee Estuary]]
|crosses = [[River Dee|Dee Estuary]]
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|designer = Percy Thomas Partnership
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|material = concrete
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|map_text = [[Flint, Flintshire|Flint]] to [[Connah's Quay]]
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The '''Flintshire Bridge''' is a suspension bridge spanning the [[Dee Estuary]]. The bridge links [[Flint, Flintshire|Flint]] to [[Connah's Quay]].
The '''Flintshire Bridge''' is a suspension bridge spanning the [[Dee Estuary]]. The bridge links [[Flint, Flintshire|Flint]] to [[Connah's Quay]].


The construction cost was £55million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flintshirechronicle.co.uk/flintshire-information/flintshire-history/2008/08/08/deeside-history-51352-22083190/|title=Deeside History|accessdate=2009-03-01}}</ref>.
The construction cost was £55million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flintshirechronicle.co.uk/flintshire-information/flintshire-history/2008/08/08/deeside-history-51352-22083190/|title=Deeside History|publisher=Flintshire Chronicle|accessdate=2009-03-01}}</ref>. The cost was met by the Welsh Assembly and in the future, maintenance costs are expected to be the responsibility of Flintshire County Council in the future.


The bridge was official opened in 2008 by [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]].
It has been nicknamed 'the bridge to nowhere' by locals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/news/55million-Flintshire-Bridge-39grossly-underused39.4541217.jp|title=£55million Flintshire Bridge grossly underused|publisher=Evening Leader|accessdate=2009-03-01}}</ref>


It’s the largest asymmetric cable-stayed bridge in the whole of Britain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giantsnorthwales.co.uk/page.aspx?pt=giant&pr=5F660CFEE62DAB8FA6FCF0D6C1F207EBE5FBEBB0&lc=English|title=Flintshire Bridge|publisher=Giants North Wales|accessdate=2009-03-01}}</ref>
The bridge carries part of the A548 road. It has been nicknamed 'the bridge to nowhere' by locals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/news/55million-Flintshire-Bridge-39grossly-underused39.4541217.jp|title=£55million Flintshire Bridge grossly underused|publisher=Evening Leader|accessdate=2009-03-01}}</ref> and is the largest asymmetric cable-stayed bridge in the whole of Britain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giantsnorthwales.co.uk/page.aspx?pt=giant&pr=5F660CFEE62DAB8FA6FCF0D6C1F207EBE5FBEBB0&lc=English|title=Flintshire Bridge|publisher=Giants North Wales|accessdate=2009-03-01}}</ref>


The Welsh Assembly Government is considering the Flintshire Bridge as an alternative route for a major road expansion through the county, after plans to expand the A494 in Deeside were scrapped in March 2008.
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Revision as of 17:19, 2 March 2009

Flintshire Bridge
Coordinates53°13′43″N 3°03′57″W / 53.2287°N 3.0659°W / 53.2287; -3.0659
Carries4 lanes of A548
CrossesDee Estuary
LocaleDeeside
Official nameFlintshire Bridge
Maintained byWelsh Assembly Government
Flintshire County Council
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed
MaterialConcrete
Total length294metres
Height118metres
History
DesignerPercy Thomas Partnership
Construction start1994
Construction end1997
OpenedMarch 6, 1998
Location
Map

The Flintshire Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Dee Estuary. The bridge links Flint to Connah's Quay.

The construction cost was £55million[1]. The cost was met by the Welsh Assembly and in the future, maintenance costs are expected to be the responsibility of Flintshire County Council in the future.

The bridge was official opened in 2008 by Queen Elizabeth II.

The bridge carries part of the A548 road. It has been nicknamed 'the bridge to nowhere' by locals[2] and is the largest asymmetric cable-stayed bridge in the whole of Britain.[3]

The Welsh Assembly Government is considering the Flintshire Bridge as an alternative route for a major road expansion through the county, after plans to expand the A494 in Deeside were scrapped in March 2008.

References

  1. ^ "Deeside History". Flintshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  2. ^ "£55million Flintshire Bridge grossly underused". Evening Leader. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  3. ^ "Flintshire Bridge". Giants North Wales. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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