Marlow Bridge
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Marlow Bridge, from All Saints' parish churchyard
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| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | Marlow |
| Heritage status | Grade I listed structure |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension |
| Height | 12 feet 8 inches (3.86 m)[1] |
| Longest span | 235 feet (72 m)[2] |
| History | |
| Designer | William Tierney Clark |
| Opened | 1832 |
Marlow Bridge is a road traffic and foot bridge over the River Thames in England between the town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire and the village of Bisham in Berkshire. It crosses the Thames just upstream of Marlow Lock, on the reach to Temple Lock.
There has been a bridge on the site since the reign of King Edward III which was stated in around 1530 to have been of timber, though an original crossing to the Knights Templar of Bisham may date from 1309.[3] In 1642 this bridge was partly destroyed by a Parliamentarian army. In 1789 a new timber bridge was built by public subscription with a contribution from the Thames Navigation Commission to increase the headroom underneath.[3]
The current suspension bridge was designed by William Tierney Clark and was built between 1829 and 1832, replacing a wooden bridge further downstream which collapsed in 1828.[2] It is the only suspension bridge across the non-tidal Thames.[4] The Széchenyi Chain Bridge, spanning the River Danube in Budapest, was also designed by William Clark and it is a larger scale version of Marlow bridge.
In 1956–57 Marlow Bridge was restored and all of its chains were replaced.[5] It is a Grade I listed building.[5]
The bridge has a 3 tonne weight restriction and is used only by foot and local road traffic. Other traffic is carried by the Marlow By-pass Bridge.
See also
References
- ↑ River Thames Alliance. Bridge heights on the River Thames.
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External links
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| Next bridge upstream | River Thames | Next bridge downstream |
| Temple Footbridge (pedestrian) |
Marlow Bridge Grid reference: SU851860 |
Marlow By-pass Bridge (road) |
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- Bridges in Berkshire
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- Bridges across the River Thames
- Grade I listed bridges
- Grade I listed buildings in Berkshire
- Suspension bridges in the United Kingdom
- Grade I listed buildings in Buckinghamshire
- Marlow, Buckinghamshire
