Orwell Bridge | |
|---|---|
 The Orwell Bridge from Orwell Country Park | |
| Coordinates | 52°01′37″N 1°09′52″E / 52.026909°N 1.16449°E |
| OS grid reference | TM163445 |
| Carries | Motor vehicles (A14 and A12) |
| Crosses | River Orwell (Freston Reach), B1456 |
| Locale | Ipswich (east) and Wherstead (west) |
| Maintained by | National Highways |
| Preceded by | Stoke Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Twin box girder bridge |
| Material | Pre-stressed reinforced concrete |
| Total length | 1,287 metres (4,222 ft) [1] |
| Width | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| Height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| Longest span | 190 metres (620 ft) |
| No. of spans | 18 |
| History | |
| Architect | Frederick Gibberd Partners |
| Engineering design by | Sir William Halcrow & Partners[2] |
| Constructed by | Stevin Construction B.V. |
| Fabrication by | Høsveis & Bofa |
| Construction start | October 1979 |
| Construction end | April 1982 |
| Construction cost | £23.6m |
| Inaugurated | 17 December 1982 |
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The Orwell Bridge is a concrete box girder bridge just south of Ipswich in Suffolk, England. Opened to road traffic in 1982, the bridge carries the A14 road (formerly the A45) over the River Orwell.
- ^ "The Orwell Bridge". National Highways. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ IABSE