▁a ▁spe cially ▁formed ▁Bath wick ▁Bridge ▁Company ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁invest ors ▁making ▁a ▁return ▁on ▁invest ment ▁through ▁the ▁to ll ▁charges . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁bridge ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament ▁was ▁required ▁and , ▁in ▁a ▁move ▁which ▁would ▁later ▁prove ▁the ▁und o ing ▁of ▁the ▁company , ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁to ll ▁was ▁fixed ▁at ▁one ▁pen ny . ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁the ▁share hold ers ▁of ▁the ▁Bath wick ▁Bridge ▁Company , ▁infl ation ▁took ▁hold ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and , ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁a ▁one ▁pen ny ▁to ll ▁was ▁not ▁worth ▁much . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁the ▁reven ues ▁from ▁to ll s ▁no ▁longer ▁covered ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁operating ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁The ▁Bath ▁Corporation ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁allowed ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁bridge ▁from ▁the ▁now ▁bank rupt ▁Bath wick ▁Bridge ▁Company . ▁To ▁much ▁celebr ation , ▁it ▁was ▁fre ed ▁it ▁from ▁to ll s ▁for ▁all ▁traffic ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁extens ively ▁restored ▁during ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁Cleveland ▁Bridge ▁is ▁still ▁free ▁to ▁use ▁today , ▁although ▁the ▁next ▁bridge ▁up stream ▁at ▁Bath am pton ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁few ▁remaining ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁to ll