Whitney-on-Wye toll bridge
Coordinates: 52°07′12″N 3°05′02″W / 52.1201°N 3.0839°W
Whitney-on-Wye toll bridge is a single-carriageway, wood- and stone-construction in Herefordshire, England. The toll bridge carries the B4350 south from its junction with the A438, near Whitney-on-Wye, across the River Wye. It comprises two Grade II listed structures.
A bridge was first built at the site around 1780 following authorisation by Act of Parliament and with the agreement of Tomkyns Dew, the lord of the manor. The stone structure of five bays replaced a ferry that had been operated by Dew. This bridge and two successors of similar design were all destroyed by flooding on the river, the last in 1795.
Another Act Of Parliament was passed in 1796, allowing the crossing to be partially rebuilt in 1797 to a different design that used stone and wood. The central three bays were at this time replaced with a wood decking and superstructure. This beam and trestle design comprising three spans is how the bridge appears today. The two outer spans are buttressed masonry archways of sandstone and ashlar; the central wooden section has two double pontoons to support it.
A major program of reconstruction was undertaken in 1992-1993, costing around £300,000.
The single-storey toll house on the northwest side of the crossing is also an 18th-century structure. Constructed in part of brick and in part of timber-framed stucco scantling, it was altered and extended to the rear in the mid-20th century. The toll house has a tariff board dated 1796 that lists the crossing charges that applied around that time.
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