Whitchurch Bridge

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Whitchurch Bridge as seen from Pangbourne Meadow

Whitchurch Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames in England. It spans the river between the villages of Pangbourne, in the county of Berkshire, and Whitchurch-on-Thames, in the county of Oxfordshire, and has a weight limit of 7.5 tonnes.

Whitchurch Bridge is one of the few remaining private toll bridges across the River Thames, being owned and maintained by The Company of Proprietors of Whitchurch Bridge entirely from toll receipts. The Company is empowered to collect tolls at any time of the day or night to finance its operations. However, tolls are normally collected only from 7am until 9pm on weekdays, 8am to 8pm on Saturdays, and 9am to 8pm on Sundays. At the time of writing (January 2006) tolls range from 20p for cars to £2 for vehicles of over 3.5 tonnes.

There has been a bridge on the site since 1792, but the current bridge is the third on the site and dates from 1902. The company states that it plans to rebuild it in 2013.

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Crossings of the River Thames

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Next crossing upstream	River Thames	Next crossing downstream
Gatehampton Railway Bridge (railway) Goring and Streatley Bridge (road)	Whitchurch Bridge Grid reference: SU636768	Caversham Bridge (road)