Cobden Bridge

It crosses the River Itchen joining the suburbs of St Denys and Bitterne Park.

[1] An iron bridge was constructed across the Itchen to St Denys, thus improving access and vastly increasing the value of the land.

Cobden was notable as a campaigner for free trade, and formed the Anti-Corn Law League.

The bridge was opened on 27 June 1883 by Thorold Rogers, another Liberal politician and friend of Cobden, who was also chairman of the Land Company.

[3] A new five arch concrete bridge, vastly superior to its predecessor, was built between 1926 and 1928, to better cope with the increases in size and volume of traffic.

Aerial view of the bridge in 2016