MARLOW SUSPENSION BRIDGE 1829>1832 River Thames Buckinghamshire/Berkshire N51o 34' 5.7" W0o 46' 26.3" HEW661 SU851 861.
This had been the site of several previous bridges, but the Marlow Bridge Act of 1829 had in mind a permanent, imposing bridge and the Committee chose a suspension bridge. William Tierney Clark took over from his predecessor and his design is the bridge seen today with updated reinforcing in the 1960's. The original contractor was T. Clifford and Thomas Corby plus William Bond, all of Marlow. Clark had originally worked at the Coalbrookdale Ironworks but the ironwork here was provided by William Hazeldine of Shrewsbury.
This bridge with its golden masonry triumphal arches has a central span of 227 feet with two side spans of 71 and 70 feet apiece. It has the distinction of being the only vehicular suspension bridge over the Thames outside of London.