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Swinford Toll Bridge is a privately owned toll bridge across the Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It crosses the river just above Eynsham Lock , between the village of Eynsham on the north-west bank and the hamlet of Swinford on the south-east bank (in Berkshire until 1974).
Swinford in the English county of Oxfordshire is a hamlet in the civil parish of Cumnor. It lies on the road between Eynsham and Farmoor (B4044) on the south bank of the River Thames. The Swinford Toll Bridge carrying the B4044 crosses the River Thames here. In 1974 it was transferred from Berkshire to the county of Oxfordshire.
There are still a small number of toll bridges left including Swinford toll bridge near Oxford. Most UK roads today are maintained from general taxation, some of which is raised from motoring taxes including fuel duty and vehicle excise duty. Today, there are few tolls on roads in the United Kingdom - mainly toll bridges and tunnels.
The toll bridge, which carried Interstate 695 across the entrance to Baltimore's harbor, was destroyed in March when a container ship collided with one of its supports. Rebuilding the bridge will ...
A short distance upstream of the lock is Swinford Toll Bridge. After the bridge there used to be a very sharp horseshoe bend which gave problems to navigation until a cut was built across it in 1900. The river continues to head south west through predominantly open country. The only interruption is a large marina on the eastern bank.
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The NTTA operates and maintains the following toll roads: President George Bush Turnpike. Sam Rayburn Tollway. Chisholm Trail Parkway. State Highway 360 Tollway. Dallas North Tollway. Lewisville ...
Cash tolls on Dingmans Ferry bridge will double starting Friday, the first time in 14 years the cash toll on the privately-owned bridge has gone up.