The Leeds City Council (Hunslet Viaduct) Scheme 1992 Confirmation Instrument 1996

THE SCHEDULE TO THE SCHEME PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF HUNSLET VIADUCT

The location and general design of the bridge are shown on the plan numbered SE/5/6/A490/7, marked “The Leeds City Council (Hunslet Viaduct) Scheme 1992” sealed with the Common Seal of the Council and deposited at the offices of the Leeds City Council, Chief Legal Officer, Room 213, Civic Hall, Leeds LS1 1UR, and of the Secretary of State for Transport, Government Office for the North East, Local Authority Orders, Wellbar House, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4TD.

Points of Commencement and Termination

From a point on the northern bank of the River Aire, 69 metres south west of the junction of South Accommodation Road with Bridgewater Road and 18 metres south east (downstream) of the south west corner of the existing South Accommodation Road Bridge).

Span

A single span over the river varying between 42.1 metres upstream and 37.5 metres downstream.

Headway

A minimum headway of 5.400 metres above normal water level of 22.50 metres (AoD) Newlyn over the navigable waterway.

Waterway

The waterway is unaltered and is 33.8 metres upstream and 30.5 metres downstream.

Dimensions

The existing bridge of overall width 17.68 metres providing a carriageway 10.16 metres wide and footways of 2.54 metres at each side, is being replaced. Vehicular traffic and some pedestrians will be served by the new viaduct downstream of the existing bridge. The viaduct tapers at the river crossing and is skewed. Its width measured along the line of piers on the south bank is 44.2 metres; and along the north bank abutment, its width is 33.7 metres. It supports tow 7.30 metre carriageways, merging slip roads of a maximum width of 7.00 metres, a footway of 3.00 metres and reserves. (Pedestrians and cyclists will be able to use a second new bridge on the site of the existing one.)