Chiswick Bridge

Chiswick Bridge
Coordinates51°28′23″N 0°16′11″W / 51.47306°N 0.26972°W / 51.47306; -0.26972
CarriesA316 road
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleMortlake and Chiswick
Maintained byTransport for London
Preceded byKew Railway Bridge
Followed byBarnes Railway Bridge
Characteristics
DesignDeck arch bridge
MaterialReinforced concrete, Portland stone
Total length606 feet (185 m)
Width70 feet (21 m)
Longest span150 feet (46 m)
No. of spans5
Piers in water2
Clearance below39 feet (12 m) at lowest astronomical tide[1]
History
DesignerSir Herbert Baker and Alfred Dryland
Constructed byCleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Opened3 July 1933; 91 years ago (1933-07-03)
Statistics
Daily traffic39,710 vehicles (2004)[2]
Location
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Chiswick Bridge is a reinforced concrete deck arch bridge over the River Thames in West London. It is one of three bridges opened in 1933 as part of an ambitious scheme to relieve traffic congestion west of London. The structure carries the A316 road between Chiswick on the north bank of the Thames and Mortlake on the south bank.

The bridge is built on the site of a former ferry. It is 606 feet (185 m) long and faced with 3,400 tons of Portland stone. When the 150-foot (46 m) central span opened it was the longest concrete span over the Thames. The bridge is well known for its proximity to the end of The Championship Course, the stretch of the Thames used for the Boat Race and other rowing events.

  1. ^ Thames Bridges Heights, Port of London Authority, archived from the original on 20 July 2011, retrieved 25 May 2009
  2. ^ Cookson 2006, p. 316