Don Bridge

The Don Bridge is a motorway viaduct in South Yorkshire, England.

This article is about the bridge in South Yorkshire, over the River Don. For other uses, see Don Bridge (disambiguation).

Don Bridge
View, looking west, in August 2007
Coordinates53.51°N 1.18°W / 53.51; -1.18
OS grid referenceSE547016
CarriesA1(M)
CrossesRiver Don
LocaleSprotbrough, South Yorkshire
Maintained byNational Highways
Characteristics
DesignGirder bridge
MaterialReinforced concrete, Steel
Total length760 ft (230 m)
Height70 ft (21 m)
Longest span180 ft (55 m)
No. of spans7
No. of lanes2 each direction
History
DesignerWest Riding County Council
Construction startJune 1959
Opened31 July 1961
Statistics
Daily trafficDecrease 85,747 (2018)
Count point
Location
Don Bridge is located in South Yorkshire
Don Bridge
Don Bridge
Location in South Yorkshire
Don Bridge is located in the City of Doncaster district
Don Bridge
Don Bridge
Location in Doncaster Borough
Don Bridge is located in UK motorways
Don Bridge
Don Bridge
Location in UK motorway network

History

The line of the fifteen-mile Doncaster By-Pass Motorway was fixed in the spring of 1957.

Design

Each carriageway is carried on a separate structure. Each carriageway is supported by five riveted steel girders. There are 2,225 tons of structural steelwork.

View in May 2010

Construction

Construction of the Doncaster bypass started on 22 June 1959. There were 28 bridges in the contract for the Doncaster bypass, including five railway bridges.[1][2]

The fabrication of the steelwork for the bridge took place at the West Bromwich Works. The steel superstructure for the bridge was launched from one end of the bridge on an embankment. The steel fabrication was sprayed with zinc.[3] The concrete and steel design is known as composite construction.

The concrete beams were made by Ferro Concrete and Stone Co. (North Notts) Ltd of Retford.

The bypass was built by a consortium including Holland, Hannen & Cubitts, on a £6 million contract.

Structure

The south side of the bridge is in Warmsworth, and the north side is in Sprotbrough and Cusworth. The bridge crosses the Trans Pennine Trail (National Cycle Route 62), which follows the river. It is situated around one mile north of junction 36.

References
  1. The Surveyor and Municipal and County Engineer, Volume 120, page 960, 1961
  2. Traffic Engineering & Control, Volume 4, page 455, 1962
  3. Zinc Handbook: Properties, Processing, and Use In Design, page 320
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