Orwell Bridge

Orwell Bridge
The Orwell Bridge from Orwell Country Park
Coordinates	52°01′37″N 1°09′52″E / 52.026909°N 1.16449°E / 52.026909; 1.16449
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
Location

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.