Kingsland Bridge

Kingsland Bridge
Kingsland Bridge
Coordinates	52°42′16″N 2°45′32″W / 52.7044°N 2.7589°W / 52.7044; -2.7589
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
Location

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.^[1]

A bill promoting the toll bridge was passed as the Shrewsbury (Kingsland) Bridge Act^[2] in 1873. The bridge was promoted by Henry Robertson, who was also M.P. for Shrewsbury and designed by the civil engineer John William Grover.^[3] 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.

• Crossings of the River Severn

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kingsland Bridge.

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

52°42′16″N 2°45′32″W / 52.70444°N 2.75889°W / 52.70444; -2.75889

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