Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Encyclopedia
The Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company is a renowned bridge
building and structural engineering
company based in Darlington
, England
. It has been involved in many major projects including the Victoria Falls Bridge
and the Humber Bridge
.
.
In 1990, it merged with the Dorman Long
group, which by then had also been acquired by Trafalgar House
. In 1996 it was renamed Kvaener Cleveland Bridge following the acquisition of Trafalgar House
by Kvaerner.
In August 2000 a management buy-out of Cleveland Bridge took place establishing the business as independent group specialising in the design and construction of major bridges, buildings, refineries and offshore structures.
In 2002 the company was appointed the contractor for the roof for the new Wembley Stadium
.
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
building and structural engineering
Structural engineering
Structural engineering is a field of engineering dealing with the analysis and design of structures that support or resist loads. Structural engineering is usually considered a specialty within civil engineering, but it can also be studied in its own right....
company based in Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has been involved in many major projects including the Victoria Falls Bridge
Victoria Falls Bridge
The Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi River just below the Victoria Falls and is built over the Second Gorge of the falls. As the river is the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, the bridge links the two countries and has border posts on the approaches to both ends, at the towns of Victoria...
and the Humber Bridge
Humber Bridge
The Humber Bridge, near Kingston upon Hull, England, is a 2,220 m single-span suspension bridge, which opened to traffic on 24 June 1981. It is the fifth-largest of its type in the world...
.
History
The company was founded in 1877 as a fabrication business. In 1969 the company was acquired by Trafalgar HouseTrafalgar House (company)
Trafalgar House Public Limited Company was a British conglomerate with interests in property investment, property development, engineering, construction, shipping, hotels, energy and publishing...
.
In 1990, it merged with the 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...
group, which by then had also been acquired by Trafalgar House
Trafalgar House (company)
Trafalgar House Public Limited Company was a British conglomerate with interests in property investment, property development, engineering, construction, shipping, hotels, energy and publishing...
. In 1996 it was renamed Kvaener Cleveland Bridge following the acquisition of Trafalgar House
Trafalgar House (company)
Trafalgar House Public Limited Company was a British conglomerate with interests in property investment, property development, engineering, construction, shipping, hotels, energy and publishing...
by Kvaerner.
In August 2000 a management buy-out of Cleveland Bridge took place establishing the business as independent group specialising in the design and construction of major bridges, buildings, refineries and offshore structures.
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
.
Bridge building
Bridges built by the company include:- Victoria Falls BridgeVictoria Falls BridgeThe Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi River just below the Victoria Falls and is built over the Second Gorge of the falls. As the river is the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, the bridge links the two countries and has border posts on the approaches to both ends, at the towns of Victoria...
, Zimbabwe- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1905
- Waibaidu BridgeWaibaidu BridgeThe Waibaidu Bridge , called The Garden Bridge in English, is the first all-steel bridge, and the only surviving example of a camelback truss bridge, in China...
(Garden Bridge), ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington, 1906
- King Edward VII BridgeKing Edward VII BridgeThe King Edward VII Bridge is a railway bridge spanning the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, in North East England.-History:...
, Newcastle, England- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1908
- Nile Bridge, Egypt
- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1909
- Transporter bridgeMiddlesbrough Transporter BridgeThe Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge or Tees Transporter Bridge is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees, England. It connects Middlesbrough, on the south bank, to Port Clarence, on the north bank. It is a transporter bridge, carrying a travelling 'car', or 'gondola', suspended from...
, Middlesbrough- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1911.
- Second Nile Bridge, Egypt
- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1911
- Trent Bridge, NottinghamTrent Bridge (bridge)Trent Bridge is an iron and stone road bridge across the River Trent in Nottingham, England. It is the principal river crossing for entrance to the city from the south, although the upstream Clifton Bridge is both larger and busier.-Medieval bridge:...
- Widening by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1924 - 1926
- Chiswick BridgeChiswick BridgeChiswick Bridge is a reinforced concrete deck arch bridge over the River Thames in West London. One of three bridges opened in 1933 as part of an ambitious scheme to relieve traffic congestion west of London, it carries the A316 road between Chiswick on the north bank of the Thames and Mortlake on...
- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1933
- Verrugas Bridge, Peru
- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1936
- Howrah BridgeHowrah BridgeThe Howrah Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it links the city of Howrah to its twin city, Kolkata . On 14 June 1965 it was renamed Rabindra Setu, after Rabindranath...
, India- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1942
- Auckland Harbour BridgeAuckland Harbour BridgeThe Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight-lane box truss motorway bridge over the Waitemata Harbour, joining St Marys Bay in Auckland with Northcote in North Shore City, New Zealand. The bridge is part of State Highway 1 and the Auckland Northern Motorway...
Auckland, New Zealand- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1959
- Tamar BridgeTamar BridgeThe Tamar Bridge is a major road bridge at Saltash in southwest England carrying traffic between Cornwall and Devon. When it opened in 1961 it was the longest suspension bridge in the United Kingdom...
, England- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1959
- Forth Road BridgeForth Road BridgeThe Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge, opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry...
, Scotland- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington / ACD Consortium 1964
- Severn BridgeSevern BridgeThe Severn Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the River Severn between South Gloucestershire, just north of Bristol, England, and Monmouthshire in South Wales, via Beachley, a peninsula between the River Severn and River Wye estuary. It is the original Severn road crossing between England and...
, Severn Estuary, Wales/England- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington / ABB Consortium 1966
- Wye Bridge, Severn Estuary, Wales/England
- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1968
- Bosporus Bridge, Turkey
- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1973
- Total length 1560 metres
- Humber BridgeHumber BridgeThe Humber Bridge, near Kingston upon Hull, England, is a 2,220 m single-span suspension bridge, which opened to traffic on 24 June 1981. It is the fifth-largest of its type in the world...
, Hull, England- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1981
- Span 1410 m
- Queen Elizabeth II BridgeQueen Elizabeth II BridgeThe Queen Elizabeth II Bridge is a high and long cable-stayed road bridge across the River Thames in south east England. It was opened in 1991 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II....
, M25 Motorway, London.- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1991
- Main span of 450 m, overall length 2872 metres.
- Tsing Ma BridgeTsing Ma BridgeThe Tsing Ma Bridge is a bridge in Hong Kong. It is the world's seventh-longest span suspension bridge, and was the second longest at time of completion. The bridge was named after two of the islands at its ends, namely Tsing Yi and Ma Wan . It has two decks and carries both road and rail...
, Hong Kong- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1997
- Span 1377 m
- Jiangyin Suspension BridgeJiangyin Suspension BridgeThe Jiangyin Suspension Bridge was the most seaward bridge to cross the Yangtze River of China at the time of its completion, however, the recently completed Sutong Bridge and Shanghai Yangtze Bridge/Tunnel are now more seaward. It connects the cities of Jiangyin and Jingjiang...
, Jiangsu Province, China.- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 1999
- Span 1385 m
- New Carquinez BridgeCarquinez BridgeThe Carquinez Bridge refers to parallel bridges spanning the Carquinez Strait, forming part of Interstate 80 between Crockett and Vallejo, California. The name originally referred to a single cantilever bridge built in 1927, helping to form a direct route between San Francisco and Sacramento. A...
, San Francisco, USA.- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 2003
- Span 728
- Rio-Antirrio Bridge, Gulf of Corinth, Greece.
- Built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington 2004
- Span 3x560m