Medway Viaduct (M-2)
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Box girder bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Construction method: |
Balanced cantilever method
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| Built: | 1960 - 1963 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Medway, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Next to |
Medway Viaduct (M-2) (2003)
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| Coordinates: | 51° 22' 35.00" N 0° 28' 31.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 152.4 m | |
| total length | 997.31 m | |
| eastern approach | total length | 243.08 m |
| main bridge | span lengths | 95.25 m - 152.4 m - 95.25 m |
| western approach | total length | 411.48 m |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 29 May 1963 | Opening of the original viaduct. |
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Le pont de l'autoroute britannique sur la Medway, in "Travaux", December 1964, n. 360
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0008182 |
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| Created: | 13/02/2003 |
| Last Updated: | 02/04/2013 |