Tees Newport Bridge

Tees Newport Bridge
Tees Newport Bridge
Coordinates	54°34′18.73″N 1°15′40.9″W / 54.5718694°N 1.261361°W / 54.5718694; -1.261361
Carries	Motor vehicles, A1032 road
Crosses	River Tees and railway line
Locale	Middlesbrough, England
Preceded by	Tees Viaduct
Followed by	Tees Transporter Bridge
Characteristics
Design	vertical lift
Material	Steel, concrete
Longest span	82 m (269 ft)
No. of spans	9
Piers in water	2
History
Designer	Mott, Hay and Anderson
Contracted lead designer	David Anderson
Constructed by	Dorman Long
Opened	28 February 1934
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Newport Bridge
Designated	28 July 1988
Reference no.	1139837
Location

The Tees Newport Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge spanning the River Tees a short distance upriver from Tees Transporter Bridge, linking Middlesbrough with the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Northern England. It no longer lifts, but still acts as a road bridge in its permanently down position.