Tees Barrage

Tees Barrage
View of the Tees barrage, bridge and footbridge from the upstream north bank
Coordinates	54°33′52″N 1°17′10″W / 54.5645°N 1.2862°W / 54.5645; -1.2862
Carries	Tees Barrage Way – pedestrians and cyclists use the footbridge (Teesdale Way)
Crosses	River Tees and Teesdale Way
Locale	Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
Official name	Tees Barrage
Maintained by	Canal & River Trust
Website	canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/tees-barrage-and-stockton
Preceded by	Infinity Bridge
Followed by	Tees Viaduct
Characteristics
Design	Arched viaduct
Material	Concrete, welded tubular steel and plate steel
Total length	160 m
Longest span	7.5 m
No. of spans	8
Piers in water	3
Load limit	45 units of HB loading
Clearance below	5 m (5.37 m in the lock)
Design life	120 years
History
Designer	Ove Arup and The Napper Partnership
Constructed by	Tarmac Construction
Fabrication by	Westbury Tubular Structures
Construction start	4 November 1991
Construction end	1995
Opened	22 April 1995
Inaugurated	17 July 1995
Statistics
Daily traffic	very light
Location

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.