Description and History of Site:-
In 1987 Mr R Pickersgill of Fishlocks near Dinsdale built a fine 50m arched steel 'vierendeel' girder bridge to give him and his friends access between land that he owns on both banks of the river. It was erected by Indiscon an engineering firm from Darlington in accordance with a design by Simpson Coulson & Partners Consulting Engineers of Stockton. A vierendeel girder is a modern form of lattice girder that has no diagonal web members. It therefore looks rather like a ladder laid on its side. Essentially it consists of a top and bottom boom rigidly connected by vertical web members. This construction has only been made possible by the developments that have taken place in electric arc welding and the availability of rectangular hollow sections formed from tubes.

Further Reading and References:-
Morris C.H. 2000. Bridges over the Tees. Cleveland Industrial Archaeologist Society. Research Report No 7.

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Key Words :- river tees bridge

Viewing the Site :- Private Bridge no public access but can be viewed from the public footpath (Teesdale Way)

Address :- Neasham, Darlington, North Yorkshire, DL2 1PL
Grid Ref :- NZ 35080 09958
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.483762 , Long -1.460059
Local Authority :- Richmondshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1987 - current
Record Date :- 19 January 2016

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