Preston Pipe Bridge

54.534°N 1.323°W / 54.534; -1.323

Preston Pipe Bridge
Preston Pipe Bridge over the River Tees
Coordinates	54°32′1.1″N 1°19′24″W
Carries	Water supply pipes
Crosses	River Tees
Locale	Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
Official name	Preston Pipe Bridge
Owner	Northumbrian Water
Preceded by	Yarm Bridge
Followed by	Jubilee Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Tied arch
Material	Concrete and steel
Longest span	210 feet (64 m)
No. of spans	1
Piers in water	0
History
Constructed by	Dowsett
Construction end	1959
Location

The Preston Pipe Bridge carries three water pipes across the River Tees between Ingleby Barwick and Preston-on-Tees in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, northern England. The bridge is situated over 3.1 miles (5 km) upriver from Stockton town centre, and some 660 feet (200 m) upriver from Jubilee Bridge.

Design

Preston Pipe Bridge is a 210 feet (64 m) span tied arch bridge with concrete abutments^[1][2] and supplies water to southern Teesside.

Construction

The bridge was built in 1959 by constructor Dowsett to carry two 33 inches (84 cm) diameter water pipes across the Tees.^[1][2] The bridge arch, weighing 200 tonnes was assembled on the Durham bank from prefabricated parts and rolled out across the river on a temporary Bailey bridge, then moved sideways onto its pre-prepared concrete abutments.^[1]

Operation

A third pipe was added in 1979 and there is strictly no public access across the bridge.^[2] The bridge is best accessed on foot from the Jubilee Bridge along the river bank. The additional third pipe allowed for the removal a nearby single pipe bridge.^[1]