Cookham Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Cookham Bridge (downstream side) | |
| Coordinates | 51°33′44″N 0°42′22″W / 51.562355°N 0.705974°W |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | Cookham, Berkshire |
| Official name | Cookham Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder |
| Material | Iron |
| Height | 15 feet 2 inches (4.62 m)[1] |
| Piers in water | 6 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1867 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Abolished 1947 |
| Location | |
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Cookham Bridge is a road bridge in Cookham, Berkshire, carrying the A4094 road across the River Thames in England. It is on the reach above Cookham Lock and links Cookham on the Berkshire bank with Bourne End in Buckinghamshire.
Discounting a Roman bridge nearby, the bridge opened as a wooden bridge in 1840 in place of a longstanding ferry but today's iron-based structure dates from 1867. For 107 years a toll was payable – ceasing in 1947 when Berkshire County Council bought the bridge from its private owners.
The bridge has a single lane for vehicles controlled by traffic lights at each end, and pedestrian pavements. The vehicle weight limit is 7.5 tonnes, save for buses and coaches.
- ^ River Thames Alliance. Bridge heights on the River Thames.