Kingston Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Kingston Bridge from downstream at Kingston | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′40″N 0°18′32″W / 51.41111°N 0.30889°W |
| Carries | A308 road, Thames Path |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | Kingston upon Thames |
| Maintained by | Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 382 feet 0 inches (116.43 m) |
| Width | 79 feet 0 inches (24.08 m) |
| Height | 23 feet 11 inches (7.29 m)[1] |
| Longest span | 60 feet 0 inches (18.29 m) |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| Piers in water | 4 |
| History | |
| Designer | Edward Lapidge |
| Opened | 17 July 1828 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 50,000 vehicles |
| Toll | Abolished 1870 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Kingston Bridge |
| Designated | 30 July 1951 |
| Reference no. | 1300232 |
| Location | |
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Kingston Bridge is a road bridge at Kingston upon Thames in south west London, England, carrying the A308 across the River Thames. It joins the town centre of Kingston in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames to Hampton Court Park, Bushy Park, and the village of Hampton Wick in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In 2005 it was carrying approximately 50,000 vehicles per day with up to 2,000 vehicles per hour in each direction during peak times.
Kingston Bridge is on the reach above Teddington Lock and close to and downstream of the mouth of the Hogsmill River, a minor tributary of the Thames. The Thames Path crosses the river here and the bridge is the end point for the Thames Down Link long-distance footpath from Box Hill & Westhumble station.[2]
- ^ River Thames Alliance. Bridge heights on the River Thames.
- ^ "Thames Down Link" (PDF). Surrey County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.