Chiswick Bridge

51.473055555556 - 0.26972222222222Koordinaten: 51 ° 28 ' 23 " N, 0 ° 16 ' 11 " W

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Main road A316

Thames

The Chiswick Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames in London. It connects the district of Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow on the northeast side with the district Mortlake in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the southwest side. About the bridge carries the main road A316.

Designed by Herbert Baker Bridge is 185 meters long and 21.3 meters wide. It consists of reinforced concrete and clad in Portland stone. The five arches of the bridge have the following lengths: 18.59 m - 38.1 m - 45.72 m - 38.1 m - 18.59 m.

Construction began in September 1930, the official opening by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, July 3, 1933.

A few meters down the river there is the finish line of the Boat Race, the traditional boat race between Oxford University and Cambridge University.