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Aldermaston Lift Bridge No 28

 
The lift bridge is electrically operated by boaters and spans a busy road.
Basingstoke Road, Aldermaston Wharf RG7 4JN, United Kingdom (A340)
 
Information about the place
Aldermaston Lift Bridge No 28 is a minor waterways place on the River Kennet between Burghfield Bridge No 14 (Burghfield) (6 miles and 1½ furlongs and 7 locks to the east) and Newbury Lock No 85 (8 miles and 6¾ furlongs and 10 locks to the west).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Burghfield Bridge No 14 is Padworth Lock No 96; 2 furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Newbury Lock No 85 is Aldermaston Arm; ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).

There is a lift bridge here. The bridge requires a BW key to operate it.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Reading Marina Company Ltd
 Aldermaston Station
 
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Navigational Notes

The lock landings for the bridge are on the opposite side of the river from the lock landings for Aldermaston Lock because of this, it is not advised to move directly to the lock landing unless you have crew operating the bridge for you.

 
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Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm

Aldermaston Lock No 95½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm
Ham Manor Marina7 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm
Kintbury Services14 miles, 7 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Northcroft Lane Arm, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Kintbury Services
Station Road Bridge No 8317 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 21 locks away
Travel to Northcroft Lane Arm, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Station Road Bridge No 83

In the direction of High Bridge Reading

Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services2 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Thames & Kennet Marina10 miles, 5½ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Thames & Kennet Marina
Shiplake Lock15 miles, 2½ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Shiplake Lock

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm

Aldermaston Lock No 95½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm
Ham Manor Marina7 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm
Kintbury Services14 miles, 7 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Northcroft Lane Arm, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Kintbury Services

In the direction of High Bridge Reading

Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services2 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Shiplake Lock15 miles, 2½ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Shiplake Lock
Mapledurham Lock15 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Mapledurham Lock
Marsh Lock18 miles, ¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Marsh Lock

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm

Aldermaston Lock No 95½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm
Ham Manor Marina7 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm
Kintbury Services14 miles, 7 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Northcroft Lane Arm, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Kintbury Services
Station Road Bridge No 8317 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 21 locks away
Travel to Northcroft Lane Arm, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Station Road Bridge No 83

In the direction of High Bridge Reading

Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services2 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Thames & Kennet Marina10 miles, 5½ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Thames & Kennet Marina
Shiplake Lock15 miles, 2½ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Shiplake Lock
Mapledurham Lock15 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Mapledurham Lock

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm

Aldermaston Arm¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm
Frouds Bridge Marina (entrance)1 mile, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm
Winding Hole below Heals Lock2 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm
Winding Hole above Midgham Lock3 miles, 4½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm
Winding Hole below Monkey Marsh Lock5 miles, 1 furlong and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm
Widmead Winding Hole6 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm
Winding Hole below Bulls Lock6 miles, 7 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm

In the direction of High Bridge Reading

Winding Hole below Padworth Lock2¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Winding Hole by Ufton Swing Bridge1 mile, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Tyle Mill Winding Hole2 miles and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Winding Hole below Tyle Mill Lock2 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Draper's Osier Bed Stream Leaves2 miles, 5½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Winding Hole below Sulhampstead Lock3 miles, ¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Sheffield Lock Weir Entrance3 miles, 5 furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Winding Hole below Garston Lock4 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Burghfield Mill Winding Hole5 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Burghfield Lock Weir Exit5 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Burghfield Island Entrance No 26 miles, 1½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Burghfield Island Entrance No 16 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Southcote Lock Weir Exit7 miles and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm

Kintbury Services14 miles, 7 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Northcroft Lane Arm, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Kintbury Services

In the direction of High Bridge Reading

Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services2 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Reading
Mapledurham Lock15 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Mapledurham Lock

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm

Newbury Marina8 miles, 3 furlongs and 10 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northcroft Lane Arm

In the direction of High Bridge Reading

Thames & Kennet Marina10 miles, 5½ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (below Oxford) to Thames & Kennet Marina
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Aldermaston Wharf] the south entrance to Aldermaston Station A Steiner Waldorf school is located south east of the canal, close to the lift bridge Nearby are the towns of [Kennet and Avon Canal] for Aldermaston Gravel Pits" (PDF). English Nature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2006. "Aldermaston Gravel [Aldermaston Lock] View of the lock and former wharf area Aldermaston Lock in 1975 before restoration. Lift Bridge near Aldermaston Lock. United Kingdom portal Transport [Isle of Man] The Hidden Places of England. Hidden Places - National Guides (4 ed.). Aldermaston: Travel Publishing Ltd (published 2004). p. 281. ISBN 9781904434122. [Berks and Hants Canal] local landowners opposed the plans. A meeting at The Hind's Head in Aldermaston was held in January 1825 to rally for the opposition of the canal. When [Trafalgar Square] demonstrations, including Bloody Sunday in 1887, the culmination of the first Aldermaston March, anti-war protests, and campaigns against climate change. A Christmas [Supermarine] clustered around four production centres: Reading (with assembly at Aldermaston and Henley), Salisbury (with assembly at Chattis Hill and High Post) [Timeline of 1960s counterculture] in London's Trafalgar Square, thousands protest in the first major Aldermaston march, organised by the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War and [BAC TSR-2] 10 kt limit lifted. Development of WE.177A was delayed by several years due to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) at Aldermaston being inundated [South East England] technology company, near Aricent UK. The Atomic Weapons Establishment is in Aldermaston on the Hampshire boundary. The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre
 
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Aldermaston Lift Bridge No 28 - General Boating - Canal World
Jul 27, 2018 ... Hi. On Wednesday the narrowboat that went through Aldermaston Lift Bridge No 28 before us left their key in the operating box. We ran to catch ...
Aldermaston Lift Bridge 28 | Canal & River Trust
Aldermaston Lift Bridge 28 belongs to West Berkshire Council, and operates ... Boaters are asked to avoid using this bridge at peak traffic times, which are ... 17: 00 inclusive. Type: Advice. Reason: Information. Is the towpath closed? No ...
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Towney Lock No.97: Padworth Swing Bridge: Padworth Lock No.96: Aldermaston Wharf: Aldermaston Lock No.95: Aldermaston Lift Bridge:.
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Narrowboats moored up along the Kennet near the footbridge at Aldermaston Wharf. by Bill Nicholls ... Fronds (or Froud's) Lane Bridge No.28: In the Nicholson  ...
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... Lock No.97: Padworth Swing Bridge: Padworth Lock No.96: Aldermaston Wharf: Aldermaston Lock No.95: Aldermaston Lift Bridge: ... Railway bridge: Bull's Lock No.88: Bull's Swing Bridge No.27: ... See SU4966 : Kennet & Avon Navigation: Railway bridge and Bulls Lock for a similar view in the past. ... Ham Bridge No.28: ...
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This bridge carries a heavily trafficked minor road over the canal. It now has single file traffic with traffic lights following a number of accidents involving vehicles ...