How much did the first Medway Bridge cost when it opened in 1963?
The Medway Viaducts carry the M2 motorway over the River Medway near Rochester in Kent; the first bridge, the prestressed concrete Medway Bridge with three main spans (one of 500 ft and two of 313 ft) and 17 viaduct spans of 100 to 135 ft, was opened on 29 May 1963 by Transport Minister Ernest Marples as part of the first section of the M2 between junctions 2 and 5. KentOnline and Wikipedia both give the cost of the first bridge as GBP 2.5 million, with tenders invited in 1959.
Reported project cost
£2.5 million
Approximately $7 million
Cost basis: 1963
Clem Rutter, Rochester KentCC BY-SA 3.0
Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost1963
Project record
Opened or launched
kentonline.co.uk29 May 1963