Marlow's suspension bridge is the town's most recognisable feature — a graceful white span connecting Buckinghamshire to Berkshire across the Thames. Designed by William Tierney Clark and completed in 1832, it replaced a wooden bridge that had been in various states of disrepair. The bridge is Grade I listed and carries a single lane of traffic along with a footpath, though its real purpose today is photographic: the view upstream through the chains, with All Saints Church rising behind the trees, is the postcard shot of Marlow.
Walk across at dusk when the light catches the river, or stand on the Bisham side looking back toward town. The bridge connects directly to the Thames Path, making it the natural starting point for walks in either direction — downstream toward Marlow Lock and Cookham, or upstream toward Hurley and Henley.