Kingsland Bridge

Kingsland Bridge is a privately owned toll bridge, spanning the River Severn between Kingsland and Murivance in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, owned and operated by the Shrewsbury (Kingsland) Bridge Company. The toll point is located on the Murivance side and the cost for cars to cross is 30p by contactless credit and debit cards only. The bridge also has an honesty box for pedestrians with a suggested payment of 1p. It is a Grade II listed building.

History

A bill promoting the toll bridge was passed as the (36 & 37 Vict. c. xii).An Act for making and maintaining a Bridge across the River Severn at Shrewsbury, with Approaches thereto; and for other purposes. The bridge was promoted by Henry Robertson, who was also MP for Shrewsbury and designed by the civil engineer John William Grover.Institute of Civil Engineers: Minutes of the Proceedings, Volume 112, Issue 1893, January 1893, Obituary. John William Grover, 1836-1892 It was constructed in 1882 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.

In January 2025, the bridge's owner announced its intention to raise the toll, for the first time in 13 years, from 20p to 30p and only accept payment by contactless. The pay and display parking meters along the approach road, also owned by the company, had already only accepted contactless since June 2024. Previously, the toll point machines and parking meters only accepted payment by coins. The introduction of the new system was delayed by about a month with the new machines operational by March that year.

Kingsland Bridge

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