Northern Spire Bridge
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Northern Spire Bridge is a modern cable-stayed road bridge in Sunderland, England, spanning the River Wear as a key part of the city’s transport infrastructure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Spire Bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cable-stayed bridge
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road bridge ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| bridgeType | fixed bridge ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 2018 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2015 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Wear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | cable-stayed ⓘ |
| designer |
Buro Happold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramboll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | carries road traffic ⓘ |
| hasCycleAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasPedestrianAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasPylonCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasTowers | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | not listed (modern structure) ⓘ |
| location |
England
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Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne and Wear NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainContractor |
Farrans Construction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victor Buyck Steel Construction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Sunderland City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Northern Spire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the tallest structures in Sunderland
ⓘ
distinctive single central pylon ⓘ |
| officialOpeningBy |
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sophie, Countess of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 2018 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2018-08-29 ⓘ |
| owner | Sunderland City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunderland transport network ⓘ |
| projectType | new river crossing ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve east–west connectivity
ⓘ
reduce congestion in Sunderland ⓘ support economic regeneration ⓘ |
| pylonType | A-frame pylon ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| replaces | Sunderland’s previous river crossing capacity on the A1231 corridor ⓘ |
| roadCarried | A1231 ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| trafficType | motor vehicles ⓘ |
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