Kingsland Bridge

Kingsland Bridge
File:Kingsland BridgeCB.jpg Kingsland Bridge
OS grid reference	SJ488121
Crosses	River Severn
Locale	Shrewsbury
Heritage status	Grade II
Preceded by	Porthill Bridge
Followed by	Greyfriars Bridge
Characteristics
Design	arch
Longest span	212 ft (65 m)
History
Designer	John William Grover
Constructed by	Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Construction start	1883
Construction end	1883
Statistics
Toll	20p (vehicles)
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated	30 March 1995
Reference no.	1246190

Kingsland Bridge is a privately owned toll bridge, spanning the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. It is located near Shrewsbury School and the cost for cars to cross is 20p. It is a Grade II listed building.

History

A bill promoting the toll bridge was first introduced to Parliament in 1873, and eventually passed in 1880. The bridge was promoted by Henry Robertson, who was also M.P. for Shrewsbury and designed by the civil engineer John William Grover. It was constructed in 1883 by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company, which also built the Victoria Falls Bridge. The bridge spans 212 feet (64.6m) and comprises two metal arch ribs, from which the main bridge deck is hung. It cost £11,156 to build.

File:Kingsland Bridge toll.jpg

The toll point

See also

• Crossings of the River Severn

Sources

• Blackwall, Anthony, Historic Bridges of Shropshire, Shropshire Libraries, 1985, ISBN 0-903802-31-7
• Listed status at Borough council

Upstream: Porthill Bridge

Kingsland Bridge 1881

Downstream: Greyfriars Bridge