Upminster Bridge
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Upminster Bridge is a crossing of the River Ingrebourne between Upminster and Hornchurch in the suburbs of London, United Kingdom.
The name has also been unofficially applied to the local area mostly since the 1934 opening of Upminster Bridge tube station and the subsequent housing development in the area. It would otherwise be split between Hornchurch and Upminster. A nearby pub bears the name The Bridge.
The original Upminster Bridge was a small crossing over the River Ingrebourne used by carters from the outlying farms in Upminster carrying goods to Hornchurch in the Royal Liberty of Havering, of which the river and bridge marked the eastern boundary.
Until its replacement with anonymous railings during the 1980s by Havering London Borough Council, the bridge used to sport two cast-iron plated bridge sides that were cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry - makers of Big Ben and other bells in the Houses of Parliament.
Upminster Bridge is served by the following Transport for London contracted London Bus routes: 193, 248, 370, 373.
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| Harold Wood | Upminster Bridge | Rainham |
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