The Flintshire Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Dee Estuary in North Wales. The bridge links Flint and Connah's Quay to the shore north of the River Dee at the southern end of the Wirral Peninsula. The bridge cost £55 million to construct.[1] This cost was met by the then Welsh Office and in the future, maintenance costs are expected to be the responsibility of the local authority Flintshire County Council.

Flintshire Bridge
Coordinates53°13′43″N 3°03′57″W / 53.228738°N 3.065951°W / 53.228738; -3.065951
Carries4 lanes of A548
CrossesDee Estuary
LocaleDeeside
Official nameFlintshire Bridge
Maintained byWelsh Government
Flintshire County Council
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed
MaterialConcrete
Total length294 metres (965 ft)
Height118 metres (387 ft)
Longest span200 metres (660 ft)
History
DesignerGifford Graham and Partners. Architect advice Percy Thomas Partnership
Construction start1994
Construction end1997
Opened6 March 1998 (1998-03-06)
Statistics
Daily traffic13,300 vehicles per day
Location
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The bridge was officially opened in 1998 by Queen Elizabeth II. It carries part of the A548 road and has been nicknamed 'the bridge to nowhere' as it doesn't link up with the A55 Expressway.

It is the largest asymmetric cable-stayed bridge in Britain.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Deeside History". Flintshire Chronicle. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Flintshire Bridge". Giants North Wales. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
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