Bridge in Ware
The Kingsmead Viaduct (or Kings Meads Viaduct [ 1] is a raised dual-carriageway viaduct of the A10 road on the eastern outskirts of Ware , Hertfordshire, England. It carries the A10 over the River Lea , the New River and the Hertford East branch line .
The road was originally constructed as a trunk route by the Highways Agency as the second part of a two-phase improvement of the A10 between Ware and Cheshunt . On 29 September 2006 the road was de-trunked,[ 4] and the viaduct is now the responsibility of Hertfordshire County Council .
Kingsmead Viaduct viewed from Bengeo
Major works
The expansion joints were replaced by the Highways Agency in July 2005.[ 5]
Improvements to the bridge parapets to bring them up to modern standards were carried out by Hertfordshire Council from July to September 2008.[ 6]
Location
The bridge spans the Lea Valley , crossing the River Lea , the New River and the A119 road between the Rush Green Interchange near Hertford and the Westmill interchange (north-west of Ware ).
Also running along the valley floor is the Hertford East Branch Line , which the viaduct crosses between Ware and the Hertford East terminus. The viaduct crosses the King's Meads Nature Reserve.[ 7]
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