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Bathampton Toll Bridge is an arch bridge in England, carrying a minor road across the River Avon near Bathampton, to the east of Bath. It is a Grade II listed structure.

The bridge was built of Bath stone by Hickes and Isaac in 1872,[1] for the Bridge Company Turnpike Trust.[2] It has nine pointed arches: three larger ones in the centre and three smaller ones at either end. The north end was built over an earlier bridge and mill leat.[3] The first version of the bridge was built in the 1850s and replaced a ford and ferry.[4]

The road over the bridge between Batheaston and Bathampton is single-track with give way signs. On the Bathampton side to the south of the river, the road crosses three further bridges. The first is a modern bridge over the dual-carriageway Batheaston/Swainswick Bypass which is part of the A4. The second crosses the Great Western Main Line and the final bridge is over the Kennet and Avon Canal.[5]

The Toll house was built at the same time as the bridge and is also Grade II listed. It is a two storey building with a high pitch slate roof.[6] A board advertising the historical toll prices is still in place.[2]

In 2021, it had the tenth highest revenue of UK toll bridges, with a revenue of over £1 million. The bridge is owned by the General Estates Company, who also own Whitchurch Bridge, a toll bridge across the River Thames.[7][8]

Gallery

  • The Toll House
    The Toll House
  • The bridge road
    The bridge road
  • Close up of bridge
    Close up of bridge

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Bathampton Toll Bridge (1395371)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Bathampton Toll Bridge and House". Transport Heritage. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Bathampton Toll Bridge (1320555)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. ^ Dowding, Janet; Taylor, Patrick (2013). The Toll-houses of Somerset. Polystar Press. p. 152. ISBN 9781907154058.
  5. ^ "Bathampton Bridge". SABRE. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Toll House (1395373)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  7. ^ McGuckin, Imogen (1 February 2022). "The gobsmacking sum of money Bath's toll bridge makes every year". SomersetLive. Reach. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Toll bridge sold for first time since being built in 1792". Henley Standard. 27 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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