Langstone Bridge (also known as Hayling Bridge) connects Hayling Island with the English mainland of Hampshire.
The name of the bridge is derived from its location at the coastal village of Langstone.
The need for a bridge appeared after a channel was cut through the wadeway, that had previously linked the island to the mainland, during the building of the Portsmouth and Arundel Canal. The original bridge was a wooden toll Bridge built as the result of a scheme led by William Padwick the younger. It opened in 1824 and was replaced by the current structure in 1956.
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