Summerleaze Footbridge

Summary

The Summerleaze Footbridge is a footbridge across the River Thames in England linking Dorney, Buckinghamshire and Bray, Berkshire; it is about two miles downstream of Maidenhead Bridge, on the reach above Boveney Lock.

Summerleaze Footbridge
Summerleaze Footbridge looking upstream
Coordinates51°29′59″N 0°40′54″W / 51.4998°N 0.6816°W / 51.4998; -0.6816
CarriesFootpath
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleDorney, Buckinghamshire, England
Characteristics
Height24 feet 0 inches (7.32 metres)[1]
History
Opened1996
Location
Map

The footbridge was built as a gravel conveyor belt, taking gravel from the construction of Dorney Lake, a nearby purpose-built rowing lake, and takes its name "Summerleaze" from the firm who built it in 1996.

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References edit

  1. ^ "Bridge Heights on the River Thames". River Thames Alliance. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
Next crossing upstream River Thames Next crossing downstream
M4 Thames Bridge (motorway) Summerleaze Footbridge Queen Elizabeth Bridge (road)