Richmond Bridge
Historic site · Richmond, England
Richmond Bridge is a stone arch bridge across the Thames, about 300 ft (91 m) long and 36 ft (11 m) wide, and Grade I listed as NHLE 1180951. It joins the two halves of the borough, whose banks are still called the Surrey side at Richmond and the Middlesex side at Twickenham after the historic counties.
History
The bridge was built between 1774 and 1777 to designs by James Paine and Kenton Couse, replacing a ferry. It opened to pedestrians in September 1776 and to other traffic on 12 January 1777, at which point the ferry closed. A tontine funded the construction privately and tolls were charged until 1859. It was widened and slightly flattened in 1937-40 but otherwise conforms to its original design. The milestone obelisk at its east end is separately Grade II listed, NHLE 1080869, and Twickenham Bridge downstream is Grade II* listed together with its railings, lamp standards and light brackets, NHLE 1253011.
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Richmond Bridge, Richmond Road, Richmond upon Thames, London TW1 2HZ
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