Itchen Bridge

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The Itchen Bridge.

The Itchen Bridge is a bridge over the River Itchen in Southampton, Hampshire. It is a high-level arch bridge. It is located approximately 1km from the river mouth. It was officially opened July 13, 1977.

At the Woolston end of the bridge is a toll booth which is operational every day of the week. Southampton City Council levy a variable toll¹, which depends on your vehicle type. The toll was originally charged in order to help pay the £12.174 million it cost to build. The toll succeeded in this some years ago², but the toll remains to control the traffic in the areas surrounding the bridge.

The bridge was opened by HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent on July 13, 1977³, although it had been open to public foot traffic since May 31, 1977 when Mrs Edith Parks became the first person to cross it⁴.