Staines Bridge

The Roman road from Londinium (London) to Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester), commonly called the Devil's Highway, crossed the Thames in the Staines area. Both the Thames and Colne are thought to have had multiple channels during this period, which may have necessitated the building of more than one bridge. It is thought that Staines was chosen as the location of the crossing, because the gravel islands in the area constrained the main river channel so that it could be bridged. The exact position of the Roman crossing is uncertain. It could have been on the site of the later medieval bridge at the end of the High Street Part of the bridge is still visible in the garden of the former tollhouse,…

Staines Bridge is a road and pedestrian bridge across the River Thames at Staines-upon-Thames in north-west Surrey. It carries the A308 road and the Thames Path over the river. It is built of white granite from Aberdeen and has three arches over water, four arches on the north bank and two on the south bank. The bridge has a total width of . Staines Bridge is 35 mi upstream of London Bridge and has a clearance of above the water level for navigation. The main span is and the adjacent arches are . The roadway is and the two pavements, which overhang the river, are each .