Reading Bridge

Reading Bridge
Reading Bridge viewed from the south bank
Coordinates	51°27′39.5″N 0°58′04.5″W / 51.460972°N 0.967917°W / 51.460972; -0.967917Coordinates: 51°27′39.5″N 0°58′04.5″W / 51.460972°N 0.967917°W / 51.460972; -0.967917
Carries	B3345
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	Reading
Owner	Reading Borough Council
Maintained by	Reading Borough Council
Characteristics
Design	Arch
Height	17 feet 8 inches (5.38 m)[1]
No. of spans	1
History
Opened	1923
Location

Reading Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames at Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The bridge links the centre of Reading on the south bank with the Lower Caversham area of the cross-river suburb, and former village, of Caversham on the north bank. It crosses the river a short way above Caversham Lock.

The current bridge is the first on the site, and was built in 1923 as part of the political accommodation when Reading absorbed Caversham. Before then the only road crossing between the two places was at the much more historic Caversham Bridge site some half mile upstream.

See also[]

• Crossings of the River Thames

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Reading Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

Next bridge upstream	River Thames	Next bridge downstream
Christchurch Bridge	Reading Bridge Grid reference SU717740	Caversham Lock (pedestrian)

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