Wickford Bridge spanned the River Crouch at the lower end of Southend Road. It was narrow and was a hump bridge. Traffic was limited, carts and carriages could not pass on the bridge and as the town became busier a wider flatter bridge was needed. The new bridge was opened in 1915.
The new by-pass, built at the end of the 1970s, cut off the bridge end of the road. It is now called Lower Southend Road.
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I believe the Southend Road bridge was opened by a late King George on his way to his yacht at Burnham on Crouch. I have seen a picture of this with a very bearded king cutting tape but don’t know where. Could somebody please confirm this to us.
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