known road bridge crossed river thames demolished situated reach old windsor lock linked windsor bank bridge replaced ferry service operated site middle 13th century bridge wooden bridge commissioned crossing convenient way windsor castle responsibility maintenance crossing later passed counties boundary bridge spanned followed decades dispute counties pay culminated county deciding build half different materials touching middle resulting crazy erection wood iron known demolished case thames established bridge crossing site completely disappeared background north bank river_thames existed settlement recorded mention river crossing gave great oak boat passage edward paid william build great barge crown provided vessels right operate ferry collect tolls sat lord manor continued lord manor colonel sold kept ferry rights subsequently equivalent today wrote complaining wall built king windsor bank adversely affecting ferry trade settle complaint crown purchased ferry rights colonel equivalent today crossing important crown road thames provided convenient short route london windsor castle ferry royalty records payments similarly princess mary father henry_viii account procession order describes watching procession returned windsor castle way sic way castle ferry provide quick efficient service received formal charles_ii secretary state delaying warned uncertain terms despite warning royal dissatisfaction inefficient service provided kept ferry years continued grow culminated decision provide fixed bridge crossing site queen anne bridge wooden bridge built order replace ferry oak provided trent ordered fell sufficient non navy timber royal forest better convenience passage castle windsor building work supervised surveyor general final cost equivalent today better convenience passage enhanced intimate friend husband duke lived carriage drive built house bridge windsor castle unlike upstream toll bridges windsor crossing toll free river road quickly popular crossing seeking compensation loss income bridges corporations windsor claims treasury windsor granted payment equivalent today plus tenants equivalent respectively complaint noted compensation paid bridge initially maintained crown paid equivalent today repairs replaced original wood structure bridge wooden arches stone piers bridge absolutely dangerous carriages pass stone later year central arches new bridge collapsed heavy flooding king deciding wish finance rebuilding instead temporary free ferry followed years crown counties bear cost building maintenance bridge county boundary ran centre channel thames cutting bridge half matter forced intervention rector lawyer richards took legal action resulting judgement king bench counties equally share rebuilding costs total equivalent today counties forced operate built new wooden bridge old stone piers opened princess elizabeth december operation short lived arguments maintenance started needed repairs refused contribute lack maintenance led bridge collapsing counties came unique solution building half decided rebuild wooden whilst built half iron suspended chains noted separated windsor river thames singular bridge half kept repair county half wooden iron suspended chains sides touch building counties work ordered lord chancellor proceed manner consequently bridge finished sides touch middle final span stone pier needing support result unsatisfactory structure noted opening having scarce bridge river thames centre gap apparent lifetime lacking structural integrity quickly unsafe wonder took crazy erection elephant van broke beast nearly came end dispute counties resolved windsor improvement act decreed building new road bridges slightly upstream slightly downstream new bridges opened demolished old windsor road rerouted victoria bridge private grounds windsor castle case entire thames main bridge crossing completely disappeared legacy small plaque erected reminder continued bridge ends abruptly thames bank occupied marina car park crown angel public house bank depicted contemporary drawings bridge demolished time bridge victorian estate cottage stands place
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