Orwell Bridge

Orwell Bridge
The Orwell Bridge from Orwell Country Park
Coordinates52°01′37″N 1°09′52″E / 52.026909°N 1.16449°E / 52.026909; 1.16449
OS grid referenceTM163445
CarriesMotor vehicles (A14 and A12)
CrossesRiver Orwell (Freston Reach), B1456
LocaleIpswich (east) and Wherstead (west)
Maintained byNational Highways
Preceded byStoke Bridge
Characteristics
DesignTwin box girder bridge
MaterialPre-stressed reinforced concrete
Total length1,287 metres (4,222 ft) [1]
Width24 metres (79 ft)
Height43 metres (141 ft)
Longest span190 metres (620 ft)
No. of spans18
History
ArchitectFrederick Gibberd Partners
Engineering design bySir William Halcrow & Partners[2]
Constructed byStevin Construction B.V.
Fabrication byHøsveis & Bofa
Construction startOctober 1979
Construction endApril 1982
Construction cost£23.6m
Inaugurated17 December 1982
Location
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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.

  1. ^ "The Orwell Bridge". National Highways. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ IABSE