- Albert Bridge, Datchet
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caption= Downstream side of Albert Bridge in the colours of its 2004 repainting
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material = Brick
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long=Albert Bridge is a road bridge in England running North/South between
Datchet andOld Windsor . It crosses theRiver Thames on the reach betweenOld Windsor Lock andRomney 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 [Fred. S. Thacker "The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs" 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles] 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. [ [http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/windsorbridges/bridges2.html Thames web on Windsor bridges] ]Datchet Bridge
The first bridge at Datchet was a wooden structure built in 1706, funded by Queen Anne, This was replaced in 1770 by a ten arch bridge of wood on stone piers, but this collapsed in a flood in 1794, a ferry being reinstated in its place, until a third bridge was built on the remaining piers in 1812. [Fred. S. Thacker "The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs" 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles] When this structure also collapsed in 1834,
Berkshire andBuckinghamshire councils could not agree on the replacement with the result that the former rebuilt their half in iron, the latter in wood. [ [http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/windsorbridges/bridges2.html Thames web on Windsor bridges] ] This structure was finally completely removed in 1848 because the land on the Windsor side of the river become part of the private grounds ofWindsor Castle . It was replaced by the current Victoria and Albert Bridges.ee also
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Crossings of the River Thames References
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Victoria Bridge
downstream = southern bankStaines Bridge
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