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The primary purpose of the Tees Barrage is to facilitate navigation for large commercial vessels.
Answer: False
The Tees Barrage's primary function is to control river flow, prevent flooding, and mitigate tidal effects, rather than facilitating large commercial vessel navigation.
The waters upstream of the Tees Barrage are maintained at the level of an average low tide.
Answer: False
The waters upstream are maintained at the level of an average high tide, creating a constant water level for recreational purposes.
What is the primary role of the Tees Barrage?
Answer: To manage the River Tees' flow, preventing floods and mitigating tidal effects.
How does the Tees Barrage alter the water level upstream?
Answer: It maintains the water level at the average high tide mark.
The Tees Barrage is located between the towns of Middlesbrough and Hartlepool.
Answer: False
The Tees Barrage is located on the River Tees between Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby, not Middlesbrough and Hartlepool.
The Tees Barrage carries the A66 road across the River Tees.
Answer: False
The Tees Barrage carries the Tees Barrage Way via its footbridge, not the A66 road.
The Infinity Bridge is located downstream of the Tees Barrage.
Answer: False
The Infinity Bridge is located upstream of the Tees Barrage, while the Tees Viaduct is downstream.
Which bridge precedes the Tees Barrage along the River Tees?
Answer: The Infinity Bridge
The concrete base of the Tees Barrage is approximately 10 meters thick.
Answer: False
The concrete base of the Tees Barrage measures 5 meters thick, not 10 meters.
Water flow at the Tees Barrage is controlled by large sluice gates operated by electric motors.
Answer: False
Water flow is controlled by four fish belly plates, each 8 meters tall and weighing 50 tonnes, operated by hydraulic rams, not large sluice gates.
The road bridge component of the Tees Barrage is a modern suspension bridge design.
Answer: False
The road bridge component is designed as a tubular steel arched viaduct, not a suspension bridge.
Approximately 16,500 tons of steel were used in the construction of the Tees Barrage.
Answer: False
The construction utilized approximately 650 tons of structural steel, not 16,500 tons. The figure of 16,500 refers to cubic meters of concrete.
The Tees Barrage was designed with a service life of 50 years.
Answer: False
The Tees Barrage was designed with a service life of 120 years, indicating a long-term engineering plan.
Ove Arup and The Napper Partnership were responsible for the construction of the Tees Barrage.
Answer: False
Ove Arup and The Napper Partnership were responsible for the design of the barrage bridge, while Tarmac Construction carried out the actual construction.
Tarmac Construction built the Tees Barrage 'in the wet' using extensive cofferdams.
Answer: False
Tarmac Construction built the Tees Barrage 'in the dry' by diverting the river, which avoided the need for extensive cofferdams.
The barge lock at the Tees Barrage is designed for large cargo ships.
Answer: False
The barge lock is designed to accommodate light river traffic, not large cargo ships.
A single-leaf steel bascule lifting bridge is situated over the barge lock to allow river traffic passage.
Answer: True
A single-leaf steel bascule lifting bridge is indeed positioned over the barge lock, facilitating the passage of river traffic when the lock is in use.
The Tees Barrage has a total length of 160 meters and features eight spans, three of which are over water.
Answer: True
The Tees Barrage structure has a total length of 160 meters and is divided into eight spans, with three of these spans supported by piers located within the river.
The bridge component of the Tees Barrage has a clearance of 10 meters below it.
Answer: False
The clearance below the bridge component of the Tees Barrage is 5 meters, not 10 meters.
Deep pressure relief wells were necessary during construction to prevent the dry riverbed from sinking.
Answer: False
Deep pressure relief wells were required during the 'in the dry' construction phase to counteract the uplift pressure exerted by groundwater on the exposed riverbed.
The 'Tees Barrage Bridge' is a designation used by the database Structurae for the barrage's arched viaduct structure.
Answer: True
The database Structurae refers to the bridge component of the Tees Barrage, the arched viaduct structure, as the 'Tees Barrage Bridge'.
The Tees Barrage was constructed using steel arches that were fabricated by Westbury Tubular Structures.
Answer: True
The steel arches forming the barrage bridge were fabricated by Westbury Tubular Structures as part of the construction process.
The barge lock has dimensions allowing for vessels up to 30 meters in length.
Answer: False
The barge lock has specific dimensions of 24.88 meters in length, not up to 30 meters.
Which of the following is NOT listed as a key component of the Tees Barrage complex?
Answer: A hydroelectric power station
What type of structure forms the road bridge component of the Tees Barrage?
Answer: A tubular steel arched viaduct
Approximately how much reinforced concrete was used in the construction of the Tees Barrage?
Answer: 16,500 cubic meters
What was the intended service life for the Tees Barrage upon its design?
Answer: 120 years
Which company was responsible for the actual construction of the Tees Barrage?
Answer: Tarmac Construction
What innovative construction method was employed to build the Tees Barrage?
Answer: Diverting the river to enable construction 'in the dry'.
What is the purpose of the single-leaf steel bascule lifting bridge located over the barge lock?
Answer: To allow passage for river traffic when the lock is in use.
What is the total length of the Tees Barrage structure?
Answer: 160 meters
What is the specified load limit for the Tees Barrage bridge?
Answer: 45 units of HB loading
What was the purpose of the deep pressure relief wells during the 'in the dry' construction phase?
Answer: To prevent the dry riverbed from being uplifted by groundwater pressure.
The Tees Barrage project involved the regeneration of 100 hectares of adjacent derelict land.
Answer: True
The Tees Barrage project encompassed the regeneration of 100 hectares of derelict land, creating riverside walks, parkland, and leisure facilities.
The Tidal Turbine Test Facility at the Tees Barrage was opened in 2001.
Answer: False
The Tidal Turbine Test Facility was opened in June 2007, not 2001.
The Tees Barrage International White Water Course generates its own green energy, which is fed back into the National Grid.
Answer: True
The Tees Barrage International White Water Course is notable for generating its own green energy, which is then supplied back into the National Grid.
The footbridge at the Tees Barrage only carries pedestrians and does not connect to any cycling networks.
Answer: False
The footbridge carries both pedestrians and cyclists, integrating the Teesdale Way into the National Cycle Network.
Visitors can directly access the barrage structure itself from the footbridge for close inspection.
Answer: False
While the footbridge offers views of the barrage's systems, direct access to the barrage structure itself for close inspection is restricted.
The 'Tower of Lights' is a navigational aid located on the northern bank of the barrage.
Answer: False
The 'Tower of Lights' is situated on the downstream side of the central pier, not on the northern bank.
The pavilion on the south bank of the barrage houses the barrage control room and offices for the Stockton Middlesbrough Initiative (SMi).
Answer: True
The pavilion on the south bank of the Tees Barrage contains the barrage control room and offices for the Stockton Middlesbrough Initiative (SMi).
The Tees Barrage International White Water Course was developed as a training facility for the 2012 London Olympics.
Answer: True
The Tees Barrage International White Water Course was opened ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, suggesting its development was linked to the event, possibly for training purposes.
The 'Tees Barrage Way' is a route primarily used by vehicular traffic.
Answer: False
The 'Tees Barrage Way,' carried by the footbridge, is utilized by pedestrians and cyclists, not primarily by vehicular traffic.
The Tees Barrage International White Water Course is a natural river feature adapted for sports.
Answer: False
The Tees Barrage International White Water Course is an artificial course, not a natural river feature adapted for sports.
The footbridge integrates the Teesdale Way into the local road network.
Answer: False
The footbridge integrates the Teesdale Way into the National Cycle Network and pedestrian routes, not the local road network.
The NaREC facility tests prototype steam turbines for energy generation.
Answer: False
The NaREC facility at the Tees Barrage is used for testing prototype marine current turbines and other turbine devices, not steam turbines.
The Tees Barrage Way is carried by the road bridge component of the barrage.
Answer: False
The Tees Barrage Way is carried by the footbridge component of the barrage, not the road bridge.
The regeneration efforts associated with the Tees Barrage project included the creation of:
Answer: Riverside walks, parkland, and leisure facilities.
The Tidal Turbine Test Facility at the Tees Barrage is used for testing what type of equipment?
Answer: Prototype marine current turbines
What notable feature does the Tees Barrage International White Water Course possess regarding energy?
Answer: It generates its own green energy fed into the National Grid.
The footbridge associated with the Tees Barrage carries which long-distance route?
Answer: The Teesdale Way
The 'Tower of Lights' is located on which part of the Tees Barrage?
Answer: The central pier
The Tees Barrage Way, carried by the footbridge, is part of which national network?
Answer: National Cycle Network
The Teesside Development Corporation, now defunct, was responsible for the development of the Tees Barrage and its associated white water course.
Answer: True
The Teesside Development Corporation, a now-defunct entity, was indeed the body responsible for the development of the Tees Barrage and its associated international white water course.
The Tees Barrage was authorized by a local council planning committee.
Answer: False
The Tees Barrage was authorized by an act of Parliament, the River Tees Barrage and Crossing Act 1990, not a local council committee.
The Canal & River Trust is responsible for maintaining the Tees Barrage and managing navigable waters upstream.
Answer: True
Since April 2001, the Canal & River Trust has been responsible for the ownership and maintenance of the Tees Barrage and the management of the 11 miles of navigable water upstream.
The National Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) operates and funds the Tidal Turbine Test Facility.
Answer: True
The National Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) is responsible for the operation and funding of the Tidal Turbine Test Facility.
The operation of the River Tees below the barrage is managed by the Canal & River Trust.
Answer: False
The operation of the River Tees below the barrage is managed by the Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority, while the Canal & River Trust manages the waters upstream.
The River Tees Barrage and Crossing Act 1990 was responsible for the construction of the Tees Viaduct.
Answer: False
The River Tees Barrage and Crossing Act 1990 authorized the construction of the Tees Barrage itself, not the Tees Viaduct, which is a separate structure downstream.
The Canal & River Trust manages navigable water on the River Tees up to the town of Yarm.
Answer: False
The Canal & River Trust manages navigable water on the River Tees upstream from the barrage up to Low Moor Weir near Low Worsall, not specifically up to Yarm.
The boundary stone near the Tees Barrage signifies the limits of the barrage and the jurisdiction of the Environment Agency.
Answer: False
The boundary stone marks the limits of the barrage and the jurisdiction of the Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority, not the Environment Agency.
The Tees Barrage was authorized by the River Tees Barrage and Crossing Act of 1990.
Answer: True
The construction of the Tees Barrage was authorized by the River Tees Barrage and Crossing Act of 1990.
Which organization was originally responsible for the development of the Tees Barrage?
Answer: The Teesside Development Corporation
Through what legislative means was the construction of the Tees Barrage authorized?
Answer: An act of Parliament
Since April 2001, who has been responsible for the ownership and maintenance of the Tees Barrage?
Answer: The Canal & River Trust
Which organization operates and funds the Tidal Turbine Test Facility?
Answer: The National Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC)
Who is responsible for the operation of the river below the Tees Barrage?
Answer: The Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority
The boundary stone near the Tees Barrage signifies the limits of the barrage and the jurisdiction of which authority?
Answer: The Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority
The fish pass is designed to prevent migratory fish from entering the upstream waters.
Answer: False
The fish pass is designed to enable migratory fish to navigate past the barrage, not to prevent their passage.
Angling groups have praised the fish pass for its wide entrance, which allows fish to easily find it.
Answer: False
Angling groups have expressed concern that the fish pass has a narrow entrance, making it difficult for fish to find, rather than praising it.
An electronic fish tagging survey was commissioned in 2008 to study wildlife interactions at the barrage.
Answer: True
A three-year electronic fish tagging survey was commissioned in 2008 to investigate wildlife interactions and salmonid migration patterns at the barrage.
Studies are being conducted to explore burning natural debris collected by the barrage for power generation.
Answer: True
Investigations are underway to assess the feasibility of utilizing the natural debris collected by the barrage, such as branches, for power generation in waste-to-energy stations.
The fish pass includes a viewing area for the public to observe the barrage's hydraulic systems.
Answer: False
The fish pass includes a viewing area for observing fish passage, not the barrage's hydraulic systems.
What is the concern raised by angling groups regarding the fish pass at the Tees Barrage?
Answer: The fish pass is difficult for fish to find due to its narrow entrance.
What measures are being taken to address concerns about the fish pass and fish migration?
Answer: Using fish pen stocks and adjusting lock operations.
What is the primary purpose of the fish pass at the Tees Barrage?
Answer: To enable migratory fish to navigate past the barrage.
Construction of the Tees Barrage commenced in 1995 and concluded in 1991.
Answer: False
Construction of the Tees Barrage commenced on November 4, 1991, and concluded in 1995, not the other way around.
The Tees Barrage was formally inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II.
Answer: False
The Tees Barrage was formally inaugurated on July 17, 1995, by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, not Queen Elizabeth II.
The Tees Barrage was officially opened on April 22, 1995, with an international competition held on the white water course.
Answer: True
The Tees Barrage officially opened on April 22, 1995, and featured an international competition on its white water course.
Who formally inaugurated the Tees Barrage?
Answer: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
The Tees Barrage was opened ahead of which major international sporting event?
Answer: 2012 London Olympics