Carries A3025 road (2 lanes) Clearance above open Total length 800 m Clearance below 23 m | Height 28 m Opened 13 July 1977 | |
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Design High-level hollow box girder Similar Northam Bridge, Cobden Bridge, Bargate, Southampton Civic Centre, Southampton Common | ||
southampton city itchen bridge view sun rise to sun set time lapsed video
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 about a mile from the river mouth. The bridge spans 870 yards (800 m), is 92 feet (28 m) at its highest point and weighs 62,000 tons. The bridge connects the A3025 Portsmouth Road to Southampton. It was built to replace the former chain ferry, known as the Floating Bridge, that crossed the river at that point.
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- southampton city itchen bridge view sun rise to sun set time lapsed video
- Map of Itchen Bridge Southampton UK
- Toll
- References
Map of Itchen Bridge, Southampton, UK
The bridge was opened by HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon Mrs Angus Ogilvy on 13 July 1977, although it had been open to public foot traffic since 31 May 1977 when Mrs Edith Parks became the first person to cross it. The bridge's set of blue energy-saving lights can be seen from up to 5 miles (8.0 km) down Southampton Water from the bridge.
As part of the bridge's maintenance eight expansion joints were replaced in March 2016.
Toll
At the Woolston end a toll booth operates daily. Southampton City Council levy a variable toll, depending on vehicle type and time of day of crossing. 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, but the toll remains to control the traffic in the areas surrounding the bridge.
On 21 December 2010, it was announced that an automatic toll system would replace the staffed booth, saving over £200,000 annually. This system measures the height of the front of the vehicle and number of front wheels to judge the applicable toll for that vehicle.
Class 1 – Motorcycles and three-wheeled vehicles There is no charge for these vehicles
Class 2 – Cars, small vans and small 4x4s Height at first axle up to 1.33m Toll due 60p (peak), 50p (off peak) Residents Concessionary toll 40p (peak), 30p (off peak)
Class 3 – Large vans (e.g. transit) and large 4x4s Height at first axle between 1.33m to 2.39m Toll due: £1.20 Business Concessionary toll 60p Southampton registered taxi concession 60p
Class 4 – HGVs Height at first axle more than 2.39m Toll due £25.00 Business Concessionary toll £2.00