Northam Bridge | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of the bridge in 2016 | |
| Coordinates | 50°54′54″N 1°23′10″W / 50.915°N 1.386°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes (road) |
| Crosses | River Itchen |
| Locale | Northam, Bitterne Manor (both in Southampton) |
| Maintained by | Southampton City Council |
| Preceded by | St Denys Railway Bridge |
| Followed by | Itchen Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 148 metres (485 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 13.5 metres (44 ft 3 in) |
| Longest span | 32 metres (105 ft 0 in) |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| Piers in water | 4 |
| Clearance above | open-air |
| Clearance below | 9.2 meters (30 ft 2.2 in) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1796 (original); 1954 (current) |
| Construction end | 1799 (original); 1954 (current) |
| Opened | 1799 (original); 1954 (current) |
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The Northam Bridge is a road bridge across the River Itchen in Southampton, England, linking the suburbs of Northam and Bitterne Manor. The current bridge was the first major prestressed concrete road bridge to be built in the United Kingdom.[1] The bridge carries the A3024 road as a dual carriageway, with two lanes on each carriageway.