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Flintshire Bridge

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and in the future, maintenance costs are expected to be the responsibility of the local authority
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Gifford Graham and Partners. Architect advice Percy Thomas Partnership
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It is the largest asymmetric cable-stayed bridge in Britain.
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The tower supporting the bridge decking from River Dee
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Coordinates
53°13′43″N 3°03′57″W / 53.228738°N 3.065951°W / 53.228738; -3.065951
A548
Dee Estuary
Welsh Government
Flintshire County Council
Daily traffic
cable-stayed bridge
Dee Estuary
North Wales
Flint
Connah's Quay
River Dee
Wirral Peninsula
Welsh Office
Flintshire County Council
Queen Elizabeth II
The bridge shown with Deeside Stadium
Aerial view
The tower shown with Connah's Quay Power Station
Connah's Quay Power Station
Aerial view
Bridge from afar showing River Dee estuary
Tall tower supporting the bridge decking
List of bridges in Wales
"Deeside History"
the original
"Flintshire Bridge"
River Dee

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