Poole Bridge

William Ponsonby, a Member of Parliament for Poole, was responsible for building the first bridge in 1834.

Ponsonby promoted his own Act of Parliament to build the wooden toll bridge at a cost of £9,612.

[2][3] It was privately owned and collected tolls up until 1926, when it was purchased by the Borough of Poole and replaced with the third and present bridge which opened in on 11 March 1927.

[4] The opening ceremony included a blue ribbon cut by the Mayor, as well as a visit from "Father Neptune".

[4] Poole Borough Council marked the bridge as worn out with cracks appearing in the concrete, closing it for repairs costing £4.2 million for nine months from September 2016.