Whitchurch Bridge

Whitchurch Bridge is a toll road bridge over the River Thames in England. It carries the road between the villages of Pangbourne, Berkshire, and Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and crosses the river on the reach above Mapledurham Lock, just before Whitchurch Lock. The bridge has a weight limit of 7. 5 tonnes and is a Grade II listed building. Whitchurch Bridge is one of two remaining private toll bridges across the River Thames (the other being Swinford Toll Bridge), being owned and maintained by The Company of Proprietors of Whitchurch Bridge entirely from toll receipts. Tolls currently range from 60p for cars to £4 for vehicles of over 3. 5 tonnes. The Thames Path crosses the river on this bridge, but there is no charge for pedestrians or cyclists. HistoryThere has been a bridge on the site since 1792. The structure was renewed in 1852 and again in 1902. The original charges were a halfpenny each for pedestrians, sheep, boars and pigs, and two pence for each and every wheel of a carriage. In November 2008 the bridge company announced an application to the Department for Transport to double the toll for cars to 40p which met with local opposition. A public inquiry was held in June 2009 and the toll increase was approved in October 2009; the new toll came into force on 26 October 2009.

Whitchurch Bridge is a toll road bridge over the River Thames in England. It carries the road between the villages of Pangbourne, Berkshire, and Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and crosses the river on the reach above Mapledurham Lock, just before Whitchurch Lock. The bridge has a weight limit of 7. 5 tonnes and is a Grade II listed building. Whitchurch Bridge is one of two remaining private toll bridges across the River Thames (the other being Swinford Toll Bridge), being owned and maintained by The Company of Proprietors of Whitchurch Bridge entirely from toll receipts. Tolls currently range from 60p for cars to £4 for vehicles of over 3. 5 tonnes. The Thames Path crosses the river on this bridge, but there is no charge for pedestrians or cyclists. HistoryThere has been a bridge on the site since 1792. The structure was renewed in 1852 and again in 1902. The original charges were a halfpenny each for pedestrians, sheep, boars and pigs, and two pence for each and every wheel of a carriage. In November 2008 the bridge company announced an application to the Department for Transport to double the toll for cars to 40p which met with local opposition. A public inquiry was held in June 2009 and the toll increase was approved in October 2009; the new toll came into force on 26 October 2009.