Editing Windsor Bridge (section)

==Description==
[[Image:Windsor Castle from the Bridge Valentine 1866.jpg|thumb|left|Windsor Bridge in 1866.]]
Construction on the current bridge was started in 1822 and it opened on 1 June 1824. The bridge has three [[arch]]es, each comprising seven [[cast iron]] segments, and is supported in mid-stream by two granite piers.

Built as a road bridge, tolls were originally levied on traffic crossing the bridge. Following protests and a court case, ''The Mayor &c. of New Windsor and ano. v Joseph Taylor'', which went to [[Appellate Committee of the House of Lords|the highest court at the time]], these tolls were scrapped in 1897. In the 20th century the bridge carried the [[A332 road|A332]], the busy main road between [[Slough, Berkshire|Slough]] and Windsor.

In 1970, cracks were discovered in some of the cast iron segments, and despite local protests, but with almost equal support, it was decided to close the bridge to all motorised traffic. All such traffic between Windsor and Eton must now travel via the [[Queen Elizabeth Bridge, Windsor|Queen Elizabeth Bridge]] on the Royal Windsor Way (formerly the Windsor and Eton relief road)<ref>{{cite news |title=Windsor and Eton relief road is given royal name |work=BBC News |date=26 June 2012 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-18601507 |accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref> {{convert|0.25|mi}} to the west. For those approaching from [[Old Windsor]] or [[Runnymede]], the [[Albert Bridge, Datchet|Albert Bridge]] provides an alternative route via [[Datchet]]'s High Street.

In 2002 the bridge was refurbished, with repairs to the structure and new parapets including integral lighting. The bridge deck was replaced using [[Yorkstone]] and seating areas provided. The bridge remains in use by pedestrians and cyclists only; it provides an excellent walking route from central Windsor to Eton's High Street, and a good viewing spot for both the river and [[Windsor Castle]].

===Proximity to railway stations===
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About {{convert|80|m}} east of the bridge is [[Windsor & Eton Riverside railway station]], served by [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]] trains to [[London Waterloo railway station|London Waterloo]], while [[Windsor & Eton Central railway station]], up the hill {{convert|200|m}} to the south-west, is served by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]] trains to [[Slough railway station|Slough]] for connecting services to [[Paddington railway station|London Paddington]].