Bathampton Toll Bridge
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Bathampton Toll Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Toll Bridge and weir | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′05″N 2°19′32″W / 51.4015°N 2.3256°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | River Avon |
| Locale | Batheaston to Bathampton, Somerset, England |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Bath stone |
| No. of spans | Nine |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Hickes and Isaac |
| Opened | 1872 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll |
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| Location | |
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Bathampton Toll Bridge is an arch bridge in England, carrying a minor road across the River Avon near Bathampton, to the east of Bath. It is a Grade II listed structure.
The bridge was built of Bath stone by Hickes and Isaac in 1872,[1] for the Bridge Company Turnpike Trust.[2] It has nine pointed arches: three larger ones in the centre and three smaller ones at either end. The north end was built over an earlier bridge and mill leat.[3] The first version of the bridge was built in the 1850s and replaced a ford and ferry.[4]
The road over the bridge between Batheaston and Bathampton is single-track with give way signs. On the Bathampton side to the south of the river, the road crosses three further bridges. The first is a modern bridge over the dual-carriageway Batheaston/Swainswick Bypass which is part of the A4. The second crosses the Great Western Main Line and the final bridge is over the Kennet and Avon Canal.[5]
The toll house was built at the same time as the bridge and is also Grade II listed. It is a two storey building with a high pitch slate roof.[6] A board advertising the historical toll prices is still in place.[2]
In 2021, it had the tenth highest revenue of UK toll bridges, with a revenue of over £1 million. The bridge is owned by the General Estates Company, who also own Whitchurch Bridge, a toll bridge across the River Thames.[7][8]
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