2011

TQ0371 : Staines Road Bridge

taken 12 years ago, near to Staines-Upon-Thames, Surrey, England

Staines Road Bridge
Staines Road Bridge
In Roman times, Staines lay on an important Roman road connecting London with Silchester. The Roman name for Staines was "Pontes" implying that there was more than one bridge and it is believed that these bridges traversed Church Island.
A wooden bridge was referenced as early as 1228, and required regular repair. It was put out of use during the Civil War. Under an act of 1791, a stone bridge was built a little way downstream of the old one, the latter being retained. The central arch of this bridge cracked almost immediately and a third bridge of iron was completed in 1803. This failed and a fourth bridge, also of iron was opened in 1807. The old wooden bridge, which had continued in service, was then pulled down. The fifth and present bridge with three arches in white granite was designed by George Rennie. Construction started in 1827, and it was opened in 1832. From the 1940s until the 1970s this was a hotspot for summer holiday traffic jams due to many motorists heading from London towards the south-west. When the M3 and later the M25 bridges were constructed, the traffic was diverted away from the town. Here we see the pedestrian footpath across the bridge.

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Geographical Context: Paths Roads, Road transport City, Town centre other tags: Road Bridge Footpath Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Staines Bridge [78] · Church [51] · London Stone [16] · Downstream [9] · Church Island [6] ·
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TQ0371, 469 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Eirian Evans   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 14 October, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 23 October, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 031 715 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:25.9923N 0:31.0170W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 031 715
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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