Twickenham Bridge crosses the River Thames in Southwest London, England. Built in 1933 as part of the newly constructed "Chertsey Arterial Road", the bridge connects the Old Deer Park district of Richmond (historically Surrey) on the south bank of the river to St. Margarets (historically Middlesex) on the north bank, both within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Twickenham Bridge gets its name from the fact that it is on the road to the town of Twickenham (also in the same London borough), which is approximately 3 km upstream from Twickenham Bridge, past Richmond Bridge. Given the bridge's unique position on the river, St Margarets is actually at the southwestern end of the bridge, despite being on the north bank, while Richmond, south of the Thames, is at the northeastern end...
Read moreTwickenham Bridge, built in 1933 to take the Great Chertsey Road (A316) across the river Thames, designed by Maxwell Ayrton. It was the first large scale bridge in this country to use three-hinged reinforced concrete arches. The bronze balustrading is by Aubrey Watson. In my search for pictures in this region, I had to look twice at this bridge, I realised that it was in the art-deco style, I was amazed. I love this period, so here are some pictures which I took. One sad thing is that the bridge is very neglected in it's appearance, it really needs some TLC and a...
Read moreIt's a bridge. It gets you from one side to the other. I ate an ice cream next to it. You are free to do the same as me, or not. Up to you.
As far as bridges go, it's quite old. But not especially so. Middle aged I guess.
Why are you reading reviews for a bridge? Are you not sure it'll hold your weight? Are you just very bored at night?
Why am I writing reviews for a bridge? I dunno! I'll stop...
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