£9m plans for new Middlehaven road bridge

Artist’s impressions of the proposed Middlehaven Dock bridge.

£9m plans for a new road bridge in Middlehaven have been submitted this week.

The proposals would see the creation of a new three-lane lifting bridge at Middlehaven Dock, with highway improvements.

The project is the next phase in the regeneration of Middlehaven, and will provide access to the site to the north of the Riverside Stadium.

The bridge will create a new road route via Shepherdson Way, taking motorists, cyclists and pedestrians from the A66 across the dock and past Anish Kapoor’s monumental Temenos sculpture.

The new crossing will replace the existing footbridge which was installed following the removal of an earlier swing bridge by the Teesside Development Corporation.

Plans for the new swing bridge at Middlehaven Dock will considered at a meeting of Middlesbrough Council’s Planning and Development Committee on September 9.