Clifton Bridge (Nottingham)

Clifton Bridge
Clifton Bridge from the south bank of the River Trent
Coordinates	52°55′30″N 1°09′57″W / 52.9251°N 1.1658°W / 52.9251; -1.1658Coordinates: 52°55′30″N 1°09′57″W / 52.9251°N 1.1658°W / 52.9251; -1.1658
Carries	A52 Road
Crosses	River Trent
Characteristics
Design	Twin Concrete Arch Bridge
Total length	275ft
History
Opened	5 June 1958

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, UK.

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

One of the bridges 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 275ft east bridge was formally opened on 5 June 1958 by Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy.

With the addition of the west bridge the crossing became dual-carriageway as the A614 as part of a 1 ¹⁄₄-mile (2.0 km) £3.2 million section (£36,837,209 as of 2015),^[1], opening in 1972.

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

General references

Finch RM & Goldstein A (Vol.12, Is.3, March 1959). Clifton Bridge, Nottingham: Initial Design Studies & Model Test. Inst. of Civil Engineers.  Check date values in: |date= (help)