Kingsland Bridge

Kingsland Bridge
Kingsland Bridge
Coordinates	52°42′16″N2°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	30p (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 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. ^[1] The bridge also has an honesty box for pedestrians with a suggested payment of 1p. It is a Grade II listed building. ^[2]

History

Shrewsbury (Kingsland) Bridge Act 1873
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for making and maintaining a Bridge across the River Severn at Shrewsbury, with Approaches thereto; and for other purposes.
Citation	36 & 37 Vict. c. xii
Dates
Royal assent	15 May 1873

Shrewsbury (Kingsland) Bridge Act 1880
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for the revival of the powers for making and maintaining a Bridge across the River Severn at Shrewsbury, with Approaches thereto; and for other purposes.
Citation	43 & 44 Vict. c. lii
Dates
Royal assent	9 July 1880
Text of statute as originally enacted

A bill promoting the toll bridge was passed as the Shrewsbury (Kingsland) Bridge Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. xii). ^[3] The bridge was promoted by Henry Robertson, who was also MP for Shrewsbury and designed by the civil engineer John William Grover. ^[4] 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.

The toll point in August 2011

Shrewsbury (Kingsland) Bridge (Revision of Tolls) Order 2011
Statutory Instrument
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citation	SI 2011/71
Dates
Made	13 January 2011
Commencement	1 February 2011
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Shrewsbury (Kingsland) Bridge (Revision of Tolls and Traffic Classification) Order 1995
Made under	Transport Charges &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954
Text of statute as originally enacted

Shrewsbury (Kingsland) Bridge (Revision of Tolls and Traffic Classification) Order 1995
Statutory Instrument
Parliament of the United Kingdom

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. ^[5] 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. ^[1]

See also

• Crossings of the River Severn

References

1. "Public thanked for their patience in the installation of new system". Shropshire Star. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
2. Historic England. "KINGSLAND BRIDGE, AT SJ 488 121 (1246190)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 June 2015.
3. An Act for making and maintaining a Bridge across the River Severn at Shrewsbury, with Approaches thereto; and for other purposes.
4. Institute of Civil Engineers: Minutes of the Proceedings, Volume 112, Issue 1893, January 1893, Obituary. John William Grover, 1836-1892
5. "Shrewsbury's historic Kingsland Bridge set for price increase as it goes cashless". Shropshire Live. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

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

52°42′16″N2°45′32″W / 52.70444°N 2.75889°W / 52.70444; -2.75889