- Itchen Bridge
The Itchen Bridge is a
bridge over the River Itchen inSouthampton ,Hampshire . It is a high-level hollow box girder bridge. It is located approximately 1km from the river mouth. The bridge spans 870 yards, is 92 feet at its highest point and weighs 62,000 tons.Fact|date=January 2008 It was officially opened July 13,1977 . At the Woolston end of the bridge is a toll booth which is operational every day of the week. Southampton City Council levy a variable toll, [ [http://www.southampton.gov.uk/transport/roads/itchenbridge/currentollcharges.asp#0 Toll charges] ] which depends on vehicle type. The toll was originally charged in order to help pay the £12.174 million it cost to build. The toll succeeded in this some years ago, [ [http://www.hants.gov.uk/scrmxn/c8968.html Itchen Bridge Tolls Review: Report of the County Surveyor] ] but the toll remains to control the traffic in the areas surrounding the bridge.The bridge was opened by HRHPrincess Alexandra of Kent on July 13,1977 , [ [http://www.southampton.gov.uk/transport/roads/itchenbridge/historyoftheitchenbridge.asp History of the Bridge] ] although it had been open to public foot traffic since May 31, 1977 when Mrs Edith Parks became the first person to cross it.Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.hants.gov.uk/roadcctv/itchen.html Live CCTV images of the bridge, toll-end]
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