Shillingford Bridge

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Shillingford Bridge is a road bridge taking the A329 road across the River Thames near Shillingford, Oxfordshire, connecting the village to Wallingford. It crosses the Thames on the reach between Benson Lock and Day's Lock, and is said to be exactly half-way between Reading and Oxford on the river.

A bridge is mentioned in records from 1300 and 1370, but not in the 1400s. A ferry operated across the river until the building of a wooden bridge with stone piers in 1763, later replaced by the current decorated stone arch bridge in 1827. [Fred. S. Thacker "The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs" 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles] It is 17'3" high, with 3 arches and a balustrade. It can only take a single lane of traffic, and is controlled by traffic lights.

The [http://www.shillingfordbridgehotel.com Shillingford Bridge Hotel] sits on the south bank next to the bridge. The Swan hotel was in existence on this site in 1608.

See also

*Crossings of the River Thames

References

External links

* [http://thames.me.uk/s01350.htm Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide: Images of Shillingford Bridge]

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