Windsor Bridge has an interesting and turbulent history. It was designed by Charles Hollis who decided to build the bridge in cast-iron, a material that was still rare in the construction of bridges in 1824 when the Windsor Bridge was completed. The bridge was initially a toll bridge which caused so much controversy among the local townspeople that the issue was taken to Parliament which ruled that the toll be scrapped. In 1970 the bridge was closed to traffic due to structural problems that were foreseen when it was being built. Today it is fully refurbished and open to pedestrians.
