Welcome to the website of The Rochester Bridge Trust.

Since Roman times a bridge has crossed the River Medway at Rochester, and since medieval times the Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge have maintained this strategic river crossing.

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Today the Trust owns and maintains the two A2 bridges and the service bridge at Rochester, crossings as important for today’s traffic and modern life as at any time in our history.

Our Education Website

The Trust is committed to Supporting Engineering Education and encouraging young people to learn more about civil engineering and bridge building. Visit our educational website for more information.

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Bridges

The Rochester Bridge Trust has built and maintained numerous Medway crossings since medieval times. In the late fourteenth century the old Roman bridge was destroyed by winter storms.

Leading engineers visit Rochester Bridge Trust

October 30, 2023

Rochester Bridge Trust’s commitment to sharing best practice in engineering and bridge maintenance has seen it host visits and give talks to a range of organisations from the Clifton Suspension ...

Six centuries of agriculture

October 15, 2023

For hundreds of years the Rochester Bridge Trust has provided a crossing over the River Medway at Rochester at no cost to the public. The Trust is entirely self-funded and ...

Visitors enjoy engineer-led tours inside Rochester Bridge

October 9, 2023

To coincide with Heritage Open Days week, the Bridge Team launched its own event, opening hidden areas of the crossings that are used by tens of thousands of people every ...