Albert Bridge, Datchet

Albert Bridge
Downstream side of Albert Bridge in the colours of its 2004 repainting
Coordinates	51°28′16″N 0°35′03″W / 51.4712°N 0.5842°W / 51.4712; -0.5842
Carries	B3021 Southlea Road, Thames Path
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	Windsor
Maintained by	Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Characteristics
Design	Arch
Material	Brick
Height	18 feet 8 inches (5.69 m)[1]
History
Opened	1927
Location

Albert Bridge is a road bridge in England running north–south and carrying the B3021 between Datchet and Old Windsor. It crosses the River Thames on the reach between Old Windsor Lock and Romney Lock. It was rebuilt in brick in 1927 to replace a cast-iron bridge built in 1850–51.

The Albert and Victoria Bridges in Datchet were built to replace the old Datchet Bridge as part of the rerouting of the Datchet to Windsor roads following the expansion of the grounds of Windsor Castle. Prince Albert is said to have had a part in the design^[2] The original bridge was built of cast iron and opened in 1851. In 1914 a large hole appeared in the bridge, but it was not until 1927 that the various authorities had agreed on its replacement and built it.^[3] The Thames Path crosses the bridge rejoining the original towpath on the Windsor side south of Home Park, the towpath access in Home Park, Windsor having been lost due to the Windsor Castle Act 1848.