Ouse Bridge
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The Ouse Bridge carries the M62
between junctions 36 and 37 over the River Ouse
north of Goole
.
, which was a swing bridge
.
The position of the bridge and the M62 resulted from a study carried out in 1964 by Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners. They would also design the bridge. It is a haunched girder bridge.
tunnel was considered, which was thought to be too expensive. The superstructure was designed by Redpath Dorman Long
and G Maunsell & Partners. 1310 metres of the River Ouse had to be bridged. The area was in the Boothferry district of Humberside
. The gradient of the road on the approach to the bridge is 1 in 33.
There were 120 large steel cylinder piles of 1.5 metre diameter and 20 metres long driven into the ground by a self-elevating platform barge
with a steam hammer
. These were carried out by Raymond International.
The steelwork was fabricated at RDL works in Teesside
. There were steel supply problems.
In July 1975 there was a partial collapse of a military trestle on pier 15.
It was opened on 24 May 1976. It was the last section of the main part of the M62 to open. The A63
Caves Bypass and M62 Balkholme
sections (built by Clugston Construction
) had opened on 19 February 1976. The Balkholme to Caves section was the first use on a UK motorway of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP), which has no transverse joints.
M62 motorway
The M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...
between junctions 36 and 37 over the River Ouse
River Ouse, Yorkshire
The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. The river is formed from the River Ure at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse, about 6 miles downstream of the confluence of the River Swale with the River Ure...
north of Goole
Goole
Goole is a town, civil parish and port located approximately inland on the confluence of the rivers Don and Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England...
.
History
Traffic to and from Hull to the A1 historically went over Boothferry Bridge, on the A614A614 road
The A614 is a main road in England running through the counties of Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.Beginning at Redhill, near Calverton in Nottinghamshire at a roundabout with the A60, the road meets the A6097 at a junction which looks like a roundabout but...
, which was a swing bridge
Swing bridge
A swing bridge is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its centre of gravity, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration to the right...
.
The position of the bridge and the M62 resulted from a study carried out in 1964 by Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners. They would also design the bridge. It is a haunched girder bridge.
Design
In the early stages an immersed tubeImmersed tube
An immersed tube is a kind of underwater tunnel composed of segments, constructed elsewhere and floated to the tunnel site to be sunk into place and then linked together. They are commonly used for road and rail crossings of rivers, estuaries and sea channels/harbours...
tunnel was considered, which was thought to be too expensive. The superstructure was designed by Redpath Dorman Long
Dorman Long
Dorman Long, based in Middlesbrough, North East England, was a major steel producer, which diversified into bridge building, and is now a manufacturer of steel components and construction equipment for bridges and other structures...
and G Maunsell & Partners. 1310 metres of the River Ouse had to be bridged. The area was in the Boothferry district of Humberside
Humberside
Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East and West ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire...
. The gradient of the road on the approach to the bridge is 1 in 33.
Construction
The Ouse Bridge Contract for £6.75 million (£ million in today's figures) was awarded in January 1973 to a consortium of Costain Civil Engineering and Redpath Dorman Long.There were 120 large steel cylinder piles of 1.5 metre diameter and 20 metres long driven into the ground by a self-elevating platform barge
Jackup rig
A jack-up rig is a type of mobile platform that is able to stand still on the sea floor, resting on a number of supporting legs. The most popular designs use 3 independent legs, although some jackups have 4 legs or more...
with a steam hammer
Steam hammer
A steam hammer is a power-driven hammer used to shape forgings. It consists of a hammer-like piston located within a cylinder. The hammer is raised by the pressure of steam injected into the lower part of a cylinder and falls down with a force by removing the steam. Usually, the hammer is made to...
. These were carried out by Raymond International.
The steelwork was fabricated at RDL works in Teesside
Teesside
Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in the north east of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Billingham and surrounding settlements near the River Tees. It was also the name of a local government district between 1968 and 1974—the County Borough of...
. There were steel supply problems.
In July 1975 there was a partial collapse of a military trestle on pier 15.
It was opened on 24 May 1976. It was the last section of the main part of the M62 to open. The A63
A63 road
The A63 is a major road in Yorkshire, England between Leeds and Hull.-Leeds – Howden:The route out to Selby is shadowed by the Leeds-Selby railway....
Caves Bypass and M62 Balkholme
Balkholme
Balkholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Goole town centre and about east of Howden. It lies to the south of the B1230 road as it crosses the M62 motorway....
sections (built by Clugston Construction
Clugston Group
The Clugston Group is a privately-owned business involved in construction and civil engineering, property development and distribution. The group is based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom.-History:...
) had opened on 19 February 1976. The Balkholme to Caves section was the first use on a UK motorway of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP), which has no transverse joints.