Reading Bridge | |
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) Reading Bridge viewed from the south bank | |
| Coordinates | 51°27′39.5″N 0°58′04.5″W / 51.460972°N 0.967917°W |
| Carries | B3345 |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | Reading |
| Owner | Reading Borough Council |
| Maintained by | Reading Borough Council |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch |
| Height | 17 feet 8 inches (5.38 m)[1] |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1923 |
| Location | |
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Reading Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames at Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The bridge links the centre of Reading on the south bank with the Lower Caversham area of the cross-river suburb, and former village, of Caversham on the north bank. It crosses the river a short way above Caversham Lock.
The current bridge is the first on the site, and was built in 1923 as part of the political accommodation when Reading absorbed Caversham. Before then the only road crossing between the two places was at the much more historic Caversham Bridge site some half mile upstream.
See also
References
- ^ River Thames Alliance. Bridge heights on the River Thames.
External links
Media related to Reading Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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| Next bridge upstream | River Thames | Next bridge downstream |
| Christchurch Bridge | Reading Bridge Grid reference SU717740 | Caversham Lock (pedestrian) |