Teesquay Millennium Footbridge

Teesquay Millennium Footbridge
Teesquay Millennium Footbridge
	Teesquay Millennium Footbridge
Coordinates	54°33′44.5″N 1°18′35.2″W / 54.562361°N 1.309778°W
Carries	Pedestrians
Crosses	Teesdale Way,; River Tees,; Riverside Road
Locale	Stockton-on-Tees, England
Official name	Teesquay Millennium Footbridge
Preceded by	Victoria Bridge
Followed by	Princess of Wales Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Material	Steel and concrete
Width	2.7 metres (9 ft)
No. of spans	4
Piers in water	1
History
Architect	Yee Associates
Designer	Ove Arup
Constructed by	Birse Construction
Construction end	December 2000
Inaugurated	20 December 2000
Location

Teesquay Millennium Footbridge is a footbridge crossing east-west over the River Tees between Stockton high street and Thornaby (Teesdale Business Park) in Northern England. It is just east of Stockton town centre and in the town's namesake borough.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The bridge crosses the Teesdale Way cycle route, River Tees, and the A1035 Riverside Road. Funding for the bridge was from Stockton-on-Tees Council, the European Regional Development Fund, One NorthEast, and English Partnerships.^[2]

Teesquay Millennium Footbridge is also referred to as the Millennium Bridge.

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^ Vigur, Brian. "The "Steel River"". Retrieved 22 August 2009.^{[dead link]}