Summerleaze Footbridge
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 | |
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.JPG) Summerleaze Footbridge looking upstream | |
| Coordinates | 51.4998°N 0.6816°W |
| Carries | Footpath |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Characteristics | |
| Height | 24 feet 0 inches (7.32 metres)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1996 |
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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.
See also
- Crossings of the River Thames
References
- "Bridge Heights on the River Thames". River Thames Alliance. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
| Next crossing upstream | River Thames | Next crossing downstream |
| M4 Thames Bridge (motorway) | Summerleaze Footbridge | Queen Elizabeth Bridge (road) |
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