Clifton Bridge (Nottingham)

Clifton Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Trent and carrying the A52 road to the west of the city of Nottingham, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England.

Clifton Bridge
Clifton Bridge from the south bank of the River Trent
Coordinates52°55′30.4″N 1°09′57.1″W
Carries A52 
CrossesRiver Trent
Characteristics
DesignTwin Concrete Arch Bridge
Total length275ft
History
Opened5 June 1958
Location

It was completed and opened to traffic in March 1958 and is constructed of pre-stressed concrete. It is the next upstream road crossing from the older famous Trent Bridge. Clifton Bridge was initially built to relieve traffic pressures on Trent Bridge.

The current west bridge over the Trent at Clifton Bridge includes a section of the former B680 (which followed the route into Nottingham now used by the A453). The 275 ft bridge was formally opened on 5 June 1958 by Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy. At the time it was the longest pre-stressed concrete bridge in the country.[1]

With the addition of the east bridge the crossing became dual-carriageway as the A614 as part of a 1 1⁄4-mile (2.0 km) £3.2 million section (equivalent to £42,530,233 in 2019),[2], opening in 1972. The eight lane bridge is a part of major regional route linking Derby and Grantham as well as serving local traffic in Nottingham.[3]

The bridge is also open to segregated pedestrian and cycle traffic.

In 1994 a survey revealed corrosion damage to up to 25% of the pre-stressing wires. The bridge was strengthened by post-stressing with additional external cables.[1]

In February 2020 during routine maintenance work, it was discovered that water damage had corroded steelwork under the bridge. This caused a temporary closure of the east bridge, which carries all eastbound traffic and one lane of westbound traffic, while the bridge was repaired.[4][5]

Next road crossing upstream River Trent Next road crossing downstream
Harrington Bridge
 B6540 		 Clifton Bridge
 A52 		 Trent Bridge
 A60 
Next bridge upstream River Trent Next bridge downstream
Trent Viaducts
 Clifton Bridge
 A52 		 Wilford Toll Bridge

General references

Finch, RM; Goldstein, A (March 1959). Clifton Bridge, Nottingham: Initial Design Studies & Model Test. Vol. 12. Inst. of Civil Engineers.

  1. EU REHABCON project report IPS-2000-00063, Annex L "Strengthening of concrete structures using external post-tensioning"
  2. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. "Traffic bulletin: A52 bridge closure latest". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. https://www.roads.org.uk/blog/closing-clifton-bridge


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