Kingsmead Viaduct | |
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 The Kingsmead Viaduct viewed from the east (downstream) from Ware, approximately 500 metres away | |
| Coordinates | 51°48′34″N 0°03′06″W / 51.8094°N 0.0516°W TL 344 141 |
| Carries | dual 2-lane carriageways |
| Crosses | River Lea, New River, Hertford East branch line |
| Locale | Ware |
| Maintained by | Hertfordshire County Council |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Concrete Box girder bridge |
| Total length | 35.6 chains (716 m)[1] |
| Height | 65 feet (20 m)[2] |
| No. of spans | 19[2] |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Kier Ltd[2] |
| Construction start | November 1973[2] |
| Construction cost | £3.6 million (£26.5 million in 2020 pounds[3]) |
| Opened | 17 August 1976[2] |
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The Kingsmead Viaduct (or Kings Meads Viaduct[1] is a raised dual-carriageway viaduct of the A10 road on the eastern outskirts of Ware, Hertfordshire, England. It carries the A10 over the River Lea, the New River and the Hertford East branch line.
The road was originally constructed as a trunk route by the Highways Agency as the second part of a two-phase improvement of the A10 between Ware and Cheshunt. On 29 September 2006 the road was de-trunked,[4] and the viaduct is now the responsibility of Hertfordshire County Council.
- ^ a b "Trunk Roads". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 6 March 2000. col. 459W.
- ^ a b c d e "Ware and Hertford bypass opens". Our Hertford and Ware. Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Highways Agency Area 6 Newsletter" (PDF). Highways.gov.uk. Highways Agency. Autumn 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2022.