Tees Barrage

Tees Barrage
View of the Tees barrage, bridge and footbridge from the upstream north bank
Coordinates54°33′52″N 1°17′10″W / 54.5645°N 1.2862°W / 54.5645; -1.2862
CarriesTees Barrage Way – pedestrians and cyclists use the footbridge (Teesdale Way)
CrossesRiver Tees and Teesdale Way
LocaleStockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
Official nameTees Barrage
Maintained byCanal & River Trust
Websitecanalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/tees-barrage-and-stockton
Preceded byInfinity Bridge
Followed byTees Viaduct
Characteristics
DesignArched viaduct
MaterialConcrete, welded tubular steel and plate steel
Total length160 m
Longest span7.5 m
No. of spans8
Piers in water3
Load limit45 units of HB loading
Clearance below5 m (5.37 m in the lock)
Design life120 years
History
DesignerOve Arup and The Napper Partnership
Constructed byTarmac Construction
Fabrication byWestbury Tubular Structures
Construction start4 November 1991
Construction end1995
Opened22 April 1995
Inaugurated17 July 1995
Statistics
Daily trafficvery light
Location
Map

The Tees Barrage is a barrage and road bridge across the River Tees, Northern England, just upriver of Blue House Point and is used to control the flow of the river, preventing flooding and the effects of tidal change. It is between the towns of Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby, road access is only by the latter with limited road access to the Tees's north bank.

The Tees Barrage comprises a river barrage, road bridge, footbridge, barge lock, fish pass and access point to a white water course. The waters above the barrage are permanently held at the level of an average high tide and are used for watersports such as canoeing, jet skiing, dragonboat racing and incorporates a 1 km rowing course.

The Tees Barrage and Tees Barrage International White Water Course were developed by the defunct Teesside Development Corporation.