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The '''Reading Festival |
The '''Reading Festival bridge''' is a temporary footbridge over the [[River Thames]] near [[Reading, Berkshire]]. First built in 2008, the bridge is installed annually for the [[Reading Festival]] to allow access to the main festival site from camping and parking on the north side of the river. Use of the bridge is restricted to festival attendees.<ref name=bbc>{{cite web | title = Reading festival bridge to open | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/7566550.stm | publisher = [[BBC]] | date = 2008-08-17 | accessdate = 2008-08-18 }}</ref> |
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It has permanent footings and was first erected for Reading Festival goers of 2008 for [[Pound sterling|£]]1 million. The intention was that the deck and |
It has permanent footings and was first erected for Reading Festival goers of 2008 for [[Pound sterling|£]]1 million. The intention was that the deck and approaches would be dismantled and stored for most of the year, being re-erected for future festivals. It replaced a [[ferry]] service, which caused complaints over excessive queues.<ref name="bbc"/><ref name=assp>{{cite web | title = New bridge for music festival fans | url = http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iazU06iGbj4qL3meWXJrJeUN2jwQ | publisher = Associated Press | accessdate = 2008-08-18 }}{{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}}</ref> |
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The bridge crosses the river from the western end of the main site, in the Borough of Reading which is {{convert|200|m|abbr=on}} east of |
The bridge crosses the river from the western end of the main site, in the Borough of Reading which is {{convert|200|m|abbr=on}} east of Scours Lane. The northern end of the bridge lies in the [[Oxfordshire]] civil parish of [[Mapledurham]], on land leased from the Mapledurham Estate. Like the main festival site, the northern camp site and car park is pasture for most of the year. |
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[[File: Reading Festival Bridge (2021).jpg|thumb|right|The wider bridge (used since 2009) at the 2021 festival]] |
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For 2009, a wider bridge with improved aesthetics was built with little disruption to river traffic. Only a single two-hour river closure order was needed for installing; and the same for removing. The work was carried out at the bridge site. |
For 2009, a wider bridge with improved aesthetics{{sayswho|date=December 2022}} was built with little disruption to river traffic. Only a single two-hour river closure order was needed for installing; and the same for removing. The work was carried out at the bridge site. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 10:17, 17 December 2022
Reading Festival bridge | |
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 The original Reading Festival bridge in 2008 | |
| Coordinates | 51°28′02″N 1°00′43″W / 51.4671°N 1.012°W |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | Reading |
| Characteristics | |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Clearance below | 17 feet 6 inches (5.33 m)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Location | |
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The Reading Festival bridge is a temporary footbridge over the River Thames near Reading, Berkshire. First built in 2008, the bridge is installed annually for the Reading Festival to allow access to the main festival site from camping and parking on the north side of the river. Use of the bridge is restricted to festival attendees.[2]
It has permanent footings and was first erected for Reading Festival goers of 2008 for £1 million. The intention was that the deck and approaches would be dismantled and stored for most of the year, being re-erected for future festivals. It replaced a ferry service, which caused complaints over excessive queues.[2][3]
The bridge crosses the river from the western end of the main site, in the Borough of Reading which is 200 m (660 ft) east of Scours Lane. The northern end of the bridge lies in the Oxfordshire civil parish of Mapledurham, on land leased from the Mapledurham Estate. Like the main festival site, the northern camp site and car park is pasture for most of the year.
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For 2009, a wider bridge with improved aesthetics[according to whom?] was built with little disruption to river traffic. Only a single two-hour river closure order was needed for installing; and the same for removing. The work was carried out at the bridge site.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "[Withdrawn] Reading Festival temporary bridge 2021: river closure notice". GOV.UK. Environment Agency. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Reading festival bridge to open". BBC. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ "New bridge for music festival fans". Associated Press. Retrieved 18 August 2008.[dead link]