Tamar Bridge
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Tamar Bridge is a major suspension bridge in southwest England that carries road traffic between Plymouth in Devon and Saltash in Cornwall across the River Tamar.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tamar Bridge (road bridge) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road bridge
ⓘ
suspension bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
A38 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cyclists ⓘ motor vehicles ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ |
| connects |
Plymouth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saltash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Tamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Mott, Hay and Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | road transport link between Devon and Cornwall ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Cornwall Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plymouth City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | shared-use path for pedestrians and cyclists ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMainSpans | 1 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSideSpans | 2 ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| hasType |
highway bridge
ⓘ
toll bridge ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| maintainedBy | Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Tamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Plymouth city centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saltash railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first major suspension bridge in the world to be widened and strengthened while remaining open to traffic ⓘ |
| opened | 1961 ⓘ |
| owner | Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelStructure | Royal Albert Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | strategic road network in South West England ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Plymouth urban area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South East Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBankLocation |
east bank at Plymouth
ⓘ
west bank at Saltash ⓘ |
| spans | Tamar Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tollDirection | eastbound only ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
| wideningCompleted | 2001 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tamar Bridge (road bridge)