How much did the Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge over the River Tyne cost to build?
The Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge is a through-steel-truss railway bridge carrying the Tyne and Wear Metro over the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, designed by W. A. Fairhurst and Partners and built by Cementation Construction and the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company from 1976. Queen Elizabeth II opened it on 6 November 1981, nine days before regular Metro service began. Wikipedia gives its cost as GBP 4.9 million, while Structurae via Wikidata gives GBP 6 million, and sources differ on its length and span.
Final project cost
拢4.9 million
Approximately $9.4 million
Cost basis: 1978
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Final project cost1978
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