History
Until the bridge was built and opened in 1832, the crossing of the river was by Dunham Ferry. In 1814, the fare was reported at half a crown.
The bridge was established in the 1830s, under the powers of the Dunham Bridge Act 1830, when a group of local businessmen built the original cast iron construction. It was a four-span cast-iron structure by the civil engineer, George Leather (1786-1870).
The superstructure was rebuilt on its original piers in 1975-7 to trunk road standards. A new toll plaza was opened in 1994 by the Right Honourable Mr. Michael Dennis, doubling the number of lanes through the booths from two to four.
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