On Wednesday, November the 13th, 2024, taking advantage of a lovely and sunny weather, I took my walk over the Itchen toll bridge, on e of the landmarks for various reasons of the city.

I find the view surrounding it fascinating

Itchen Bridge

Coordinates: 50°53′56″N 1°23′05″W

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Itchen Bridge

Picture of the Itchen Bridge

Coordinates 50°53′56″N 1°23′05″W

Carries A3025 road (2 lanes)

Crosses River Itchen

Locale Southampton

Owner Southampton City Council

Preceded by Northam Bridge

Characteristics

Design High-level hollow box girder

Total length 800 metres (870 yd)

Height 28 metres (92 ft)

Clearance above open

History

Engineering design by Kier Limited

Construction cost £12.174 million

Opened 13 July 1977

Inaugurated 22 March 1974

Statistics

Toll variable (based on vehicle type)

The Itchen Bridge is a bridge over the River Itchen in Southampton, Hampshire. It is a high-level hollow box girder bridge. It is located about a mile from the river mouth. The bridge spans 870 yards (800 m), is 92 feet (28 m) at its highest point and weighs 62,000 tons. The bridge connects the A3025 Portsmouth Road to Southampton. It was built to replace the former chain ferry, known as the Floating Bridge, that crossed the river at that point. The bridge's set of blue energy-saving lights can be seen from up to 5 miles (8 km) down Southampton Water from the bridge.

The bridge has achieved notoriety as a venue for suicide, with over 200 alleged suicides recorded since its opening in 1977, prompting calls for the construction of preventive measures along its length.