The City of Salford (Castlefield Bridge) Scheme 2000 Confirmation Instrument 2001

THE SCHEDULE TO THE SCHEME

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE CASTLEFIELD BRIDGE

The location and general design of the Bridge are shown on the plan numbered 05/808/01/PC marked “Manchester and Salford Inner Relief Route, Regent Road to Gore Street, Castlefield Bridge General Arrangement” sealed with the Common Seal of the Council of the City of Salford and deposited at the office of the Head of Law and Administration, Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester M27 5DA, and at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Wellbar House, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4TD.

POINTS OF COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION

From a point at the Manchester bank of the River Irwell 165 metres upstream (east) of the existing Regent Road Bridge, to a point on the Salford bank 218 metres upstream of the same bridge and 70 metres upstream of existing Wilburn Street basin.

SPANS

The span over the river is 48.5 metres skew (43.78 metres square)

The Manchester side span is 18.03 metres skew (16.22 metres square)

The Salford side span over Towpath is 13.5 metres skew (12.18 metres square)

HEADWAY

Not less than 4.770 metres clear of normal water level of 21.68 metres A.O.D. over a square width of 33.19 metres. (Shipping Headroom requirement.)

WATERWAY

The width of river between existing river retaining walls remains unchanged.

The soffit of bridge deck is above the level 25.050 (100 year flood level + 0.6 metres freeboard—Environment Agency Requirement).

OVERALL DIMENSIONS

The bridge will be 27.65 metres wide overall and will carry a two lane dual carriageway each 7.3 metres wide, with a 1.5 metre wide cycleway alongside each way. A footway 2 metres wide is provided on the west side and 3 metres wide on the east side.