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Dunham Bridge

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bridge_name	Dunham Bridge
image	Geograph 312987 Dunham Bridge.jpg
caption	Dunham Bridge
also_known_as	Dunham Toll Bridge
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crosses	River Trent
open	1832
toll
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Dunham Bridge is a toll bridge across the River Trent in England. It spans the border between Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the west and east respectively. It forms part of the A57 road, in the section between the Great North Road and Lincoln. It takes its name from the nearby village of Dunham-on-Trent.

History

Until the bridge was built and opened in 1832, the crossing of the river was by Dunham Ferry. This was an important crossing of the Trent. It was used by King William III in 1695 when he was met at Dunham by the Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne.

In 1814, the fare was reported at half a crown.

| use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = The bridge was established in the 1830s, under the powers of the Dunham Bridge Act 1830 (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. lxvi), when a group of local businessmen organised the original four-span, cast-iron construction by the civil engineer, George Leather (1786–1870).

The first person to cross the bridge was Eliza Woolas of Laneham, who used a sixteen-inch batten to span the remaining gap on a Sunday – presumably when no workmen were present.

River Trent flooded (from Dunham Bridge) 1977

The superstructure was rebuilt on its original piers in 1977–79 to trunk road standards. A new toll plaza was opened in 1994 by the Right Honourable Mr. Michael Dennis, doubling the number of lanes through the booths from two to four. During the rebuilding, a temporary bridge was built with single lane usage, controlled with temporary traffic signals.

Tolls

| use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = In June 2023, it was confirmed that tolls would be increased for the first time since 2013 by the Dunham Bridge (Revision of Tolls) Order 2023 (SI 2023/644). Tariffs are regulated by the Department for Transport. Passage is free at all times for pedestrians, cyclists, motor-cyclists and three-wheeled invalid carriages. On Christmas Day and Boxing Day, passage is free for all traffic.

Dunham Bridge has been closed several times due to flooding, mainly on the Lincolnshire side: in 1897, 1977, 2001, 2012, and in January 2024.

References

Adrian Gray, Sherwood Forest & the Dukeries', Chichester: Phillimore, 2008, p42
Letters from England, Volume 2. Robert Southey. 1814
"Dunham Bridge – the Company". Dunham Bridge Company.
"Dunham Bridge – Homepage". Dunham Bridge Company.
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A biographical dictionary of civil engineers in Great Britain and Ireland. By A. W. Skempton
Nottingham Journal, 20 April 1907
Mann, Sebastian. (19 June 2023). "Toll bridge operators confirm costs will go up for motorists".
"Dunham Bridge – Tolls". Dunham Bridge Company.

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