Maidenhead Bridge

Maidenhead Bridge
Maidenhead Bridge in 2011
Coordinates51°31′26″N 0°42′07″W / 51.5239°N 0.7019°W / 51.5239; -0.7019
CarriesA4 road, Thames Path
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleMaidenhead, Berkshire
Characteristics
DesignArch
MaterialStone
Height18 ft 7 in (5.66 m)[1]
No. of spans13
Piers in water5
History
DesignerRobert Taylor
Opened1777
Statistics
TollAbolished 1903
Location
Map

Maidenhead Bridge is a Grade I listed bridge[2] carrying the A4 road over the River Thames between Maidenhead, Berkshire and Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England. It crosses the Thames on the reach above Bray Lock, about half a mile below Boulter's Lock. The Thames Path crosses the river here.

  1. ^ River Thames Alliance. Bridge heights on the River Thames.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Maidenhead Bridge (Grade II*) (1117619)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

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