Sonning Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Sonning Bridge on the downstream side, from the Thames Path footbridge | |
| Coordinates | 51°28′33″N 0°54′50″W / 51.475728°N 0.913944°W |
| Carries | Thames Path, Minor road |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | Sonning |
| Heritage status | Grade II listed |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch |
| Material | Brick |
| Height | 14 feet 2 inches (4.32 m)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1775 |
| Location | |
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Sonning Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames at Sonning, Berkshire. It links Sonning with Sonning Eye (Oxfordshire) and crosses the Thames on the reach above Shiplake Lock, just short of Sonning Lock. It is a brick arch bridge completed in 1775, to replace an earlier wooden bridge. The bridge has been the subject of many paintings and prints by artists and is a Grade II listed building.
The road extends to the two Sonning Backwater Bridges. One is over the backwater downstream of the weir and the other is over the millrace which is between the two main branches.
The Thames Path crosses the river at this point.
- ^ River Thames Alliance. Bridge heights on the River Thames. Archived 24 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine