The Anonymous Widower

The New Bridge Over The Thames

In my lifetime, I can remember five bridges being built and opened across the Thames; London Bridge in 1973, the bridge at the Dartford Crossing in 1991, and the Golden Jubilee footbridges  and the Millennium Bridge in 2002.

So today, when the BBC said that a new Walton Bridge was nearing completion, I just had to go, despite the weather.

I went to Waterloo station and got the train to Walton on Thames station.

Walton On Thames Station

From the station, after a fifteen minute wait, I got a 478 bus to the bridge. The bus actually, went over the old bridge next to the new one.

The New Walton Bridge

The weather was now the worst it had been all day, so I retreated on the first bus that arrived; a 555 for Heathrow Central.

It was possibly a mistake, as it went all round South West London, before arriving at the airport an hour or so later,

So in the end I got off at Hatton Cross station and took the Piccadilly line back to Green Park station, from where I got a 38 bus home.

Although, I achieved my objective of seeing the new bridge, the cold, snowy weather, the slow bus and the very crowded Underground coming home, put  rather a damper on the day.

April 4, 2013 - Posted by AnonW | World | Bridges, Construction, London, River Thames