Shillingford Bridge

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Shillingford Bridge
Shillingford Bridge
Carries	A329 road
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	Shillingford
Height	17'3"
Opening date	1827

Shillingford Bridge is a road bridge taking the A329 road across the River Thames near Shillingford, Oxfordshire, connecting the village to Wallingford. It crosses the Thames on the reach between Benson Lock and Day's Lock, and is said to be exactly half-way between Reading and Oxford on the river.

A bridge is mentioned in records from 1300 and 1370, but not in the 1400s. A ferry operated across the river until the building of a wooden bridge with stone piers in 1763, later replaced by the current decorated stone arch bridge in 1827. It is 17'3" high, with 3 arches and a balustrade. It can only take a single lane of traffic, and is controlled by traffic lights.

The Shillingford Bridge Hotel sits on the south bank next to the bridge. The Swan hotel was in existence on this site in 1608.

[edit] See also

• Crossings of the River Thames

[edit] External links

• Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide: Images of Shillingford Bridge

Crossings of the River Thames Upstream Little Wittenham Bridge (foot) Clifton Hampden Bridge (road) Shillingford Bridge Grid reference: SU596920 Downstream Benson Lock (foot) Wallingford Bridge (road)

Coordinates: 51°37′27″N, 1°08′22.5″W