Thames Bridges Heights Headway (clearance) of centre spans in metres above
| Bridge |
Chart Datum |
Mean High Water |
Mean low water |
| |
Springs |
Neaps |
Springs |
Neaps |
| Richmond |
7.9 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
7.9* |
7.9* |
| Richmond Rail |
7.9 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
7.9* |
7.9* |
| Twickenham |
8.5 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
8.5* |
8.5* |
| Richmond Foot** |
10.1 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
| Kew |
10.5 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
| Kew Railway |
11.0 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
11.0 |
10.9 |
| Chiswick |
12.0 |
6.6 |
7.8 |
12.0 |
11.9 |
| Barnes Railway |
10.9 |
5.4 |
6.6 |
10.7 |
10.9 |
| Hammersmith |
9.2 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
9.2 |
8.9 |
| Putney |
11.3 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
11.2 |
10.9 |
| Fulham Railway |
12.8 |
6.8 |
8.0 |
12.7 |
12.3 |
| Wandsworth |
11.9 |
5.8 |
7.0 |
11.8 |
11.4 |
| Battersea Railway |
12.1 |
6.0 |
7.1 |
11.9 |
11.5 |
| Battersea |
11.8 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
11.7 |
11.2 |
| Albert |
11.5 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
11.4 |
10.9 |
| Chelsea |
13.0 |
6.6 |
7.8 |
12.8 |
12.3 |
| Victoria Railway |
12.4 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
12.2 |
11.7 |
| Vauxhall |
12.1 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
11.9 |
11.3 |
| Lambeth |
13.1 |
6.4 |
7.6 |
12.8 |
12.2 |
| Westminster |
12.3 |
5.5 |
6.6 |
11.9 |
11.2 |
| Charing Cross Railway |
13.7 |
7.0 |
8.1 |
13.3 |
12.7 |
| Waterloo |
15.3 |
8.5 |
9.7 |
14.9 |
14.2 |
| Blackfriars |
13.8 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
13.4 |
12.6 |
| Blackfriars Railway |
14.0 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
13.6 |
12.8 |
| Millennium Footbridge |
16.3 |
9.4 |
10.6 |
16.0 |
15.2 |
| Southwark |
14.2 |
7.3 |
8.4 |
13.8 |
13.0 |
| Cannon Street Railway |
14.1 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
13.7 |
12.9 |
| London Bridge |
16.0 |
8.9 |
10.1 |
15.6 |
14.7 |
| Tower (Bascules down) |
15.7 |
8.6 |
9.8 |
15.3 |
14.4 |
| Tower (Bascules up) |
49.6 |
42.5 |
43.7 |
49.2 |
48.3 |
| Queen Elizabeth II |
60.7 |
54.1 |
55.2 |
60.2 |
59.3 |
* Refers to headway above maintained water level.
** The sluice gates at Richmond Weir are raised approximately 2 hours before and lowered again at approximately 2 hours after high water at Richmond Lock during which period passage through the navigation spans of Richmond Footbridge is available. At other times Richmond Lock may be used: length 76.2m, width 7.9m.
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