Chiswick Bridge

Chiswick Bridge
Coordinates	51°28′23″N 0°16′11″W / 51.47306°N 0.26972°W / 51.47306; -0.26972
Carries	A316 road
Crosses	River Thames
Locale	Mortlake and Chiswick
Maintained by	Transport for London
Preceded by	Kew Railway Bridge
Followed by	Barnes Railway Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Deck arch bridge
Material	Reinforced concrete, Portland stone
Total length	606 feet (185 m)
Width	70 feet (21 m)
Longest span	150 feet (46 m)
No. of spans	5
Piers in water	2
Clearance below	39 feet (12 m) at lowest astronomical tide[1]
History
Designer	Sir Herbert Baker and Alfred Dryland
Constructed by	Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Opened	3 July 1933; 90 years ago (1933-07-03)
Statistics
Daily traffic	39,710 vehicles (2004)[2]
Location

Chiswick Bridge is a reinforced concrete deck arch bridge over the River Thames in West London. It is one of three bridges opened in 1933 as part of an ambitious scheme to relieve traffic congestion west of London. The structure carries the A316 road between Chiswick on the north bank of the Thames and Mortlake on the south bank.

The bridge is built on the site of a former ferry. It is 606 feet (185 m) long and faced with 3,400 tons of Portland stone. When the 150-foot (46 m) central span opened it was the longest concrete span over the Thames. The bridge is well known for its proximity to the end of The Championship Course, the stretch of the Thames used for the Boat Race and other rowing events.