Itchen Bridge
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The Itchen Bridge is a bridge over the River Itchen in Southampton, Hampshire. It is a high-level hollow box girder bridge. It is located approximately 1km from the river mouth. The bridge spans 870 yards, is 92 feet at its highest point and weighs 62,000 tons.[citation needed] 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 toll,[1] which depends on 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 ago,[2] 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, 1977,[3] although it had been open to public foot traffic since May 31, 1977 when Mrs Edith Parks became the first person to cross it.
