Twickenham Bridge
| Twickenham Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 51°27′38″N 0°18′52″W / 51.46056°N 0.31444°W |
| Carries | A316 road |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | Richmond / St. Margarets |
| Heritage status | Grade II* listed structure |
| History | |
| Opened | 3 July 1933 |
Coordinates: 51°27′38″N 0°18′52″W / 51.46056°N 0.31444°W
Twickenham Bridge crosses the River Thames in southwest London, England. Built in 1933 as part of the newly constructed "Chertsey Arterial Road", the bridge connects the Old Deer Park district of Richmond (historically Surrey) on the south bank of the river to St. Margarets (historically Middlesex) on the north bank, both within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Twickenham Bridge gets its name from the fact that it is on the road to the town of Twickenham (also in the same London borough), which is approximately 3 km upstream from Twickenham Bridge, past Richmond Bridge.
The bridge forms part of today's A316 (Chertsey Road), which links Central and West London with the M3 motorway at Sunbury-on-Thames.
The bridge's architect was Maxwell Ayrton and the head engineer was Alfred Dryland. The proposed design of the bridge envisaged four 70 foot towers to be constructed on the riverbanks with retaining walls of 20 feet above road level. The plans were widely opposed and a local petition was organised by the Daily Telegraph against the design on the grounds that it was inappropriate to the setting in Richmond.
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