Flintshire Bridge
Flintshire Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 53°13′43″N 3°03′57″W / 53.2287°N 3.0659°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of A548 |
| Crosses | Dee Estuary |
| Locale | Deeside |
| Official name | Flintshire Bridge |
| Maintained by | Welsh Assembly Government Flintshire County Council |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 294metres |
| Height | 118metres |
| History | |
| Designer | Percy Thomas Partnership |
| Construction start | 1994 |
| Construction end | 1997 |
| Opened | March 6, 1998 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 13,300 vehicles per day |
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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 north shore of the River Dee. The bridge cost £55million to construct.[1] 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' by locals.[2]
It is the largest asymmetric cable-stayed bridge in the whole of Britain.[3]
The Welsh Assembly Government is now 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.
See also
References
- ^ "Deeside History". Flintshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "£55million Flintshire Bridge grossly underused". Evening Leader. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "Flintshire Bridge". Giants North Wales. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
