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.
Welcome
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.
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.
Rochester Bridge Trust News
Overnight lane closures, 6 to 11 July
July 6, 2026
Road users are advised there will be temporary single lane restrictions on Rochester Bridge (both ways) and Rochester Esplanade from 10pm to 6am over five nights from Monday 6 July-Saturday ...
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Popular Adventure Golf course comes to Chatham
July 2, 2026
The Rochester Bridge Trust is once again bringing its bridge-themed adventure golf course to the public, hosted this year at St John’s Chatham. The free golf course, designed to encourage ...
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Bridge Chapel and Chamber open doors for summer open season
June 3, 2026
The Trust has opened its historic Bridge Chapel and Chamber for the summer open season. The buildings on Rochester Esplanade will open to the public from 11am to 4pm every ...
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