Bishopsford Road Bridge (also called Mitcham Bridge) is a bridge in London that carries a road over the River Wandle.
Bishopsford Road Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°23′43.38″N 0°10′24.29″W / 51.3953833°N 0.1734139°W |
| Carries | Road |
| Crosses | River Wandle |
| Other name(s) | Mitcham Bridge |
| History | |
| Rebuilt | 2020/2021 |
| Location | |
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History edit
The bridge was rebuilt around 1759 with funding from the county of Surrey, though a bridge in this location had existed for some time prior.[1] The bridge was widened and a parallel pedestrian bridge built in the 1940s.[2] Work on stabilising the bridge was started in April 2019.[3]
The bridge collapsed on 14 June 2019 following flooding in the River Wandle four days earlier.[3]
As a result of the collapse, the routes 118, 280, N44 and N133 buses had to be diverted. A temporary route, numbered 718, was introduced on 30 November 2019 with a half-hourly frequency to restore service from stops previously served by 118, N133 to Morden tube station.[3]
In 2020, the remains of the bridge were demolished. In October 2020, designs for a new bridge were approved.[4]
The bridge was reopened to cars in October 2021, and to buses in December 2021.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Mitcham Bridge". Merton Memories Photographic Archive. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "London Road - Mitcham Mills and Mitcham Bridge". Layers of London. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c O'Connor, Tara (29 November 2019). "A Merton councillor says there's been a 'lack of urgency' in getting Merton's collapsed Bishopsford Road Bridge open". MyLondon. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Charsley, Monica (23 October 2020). "Bishopsford Road Bridge expected to open in 2021". Wimbledon Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ O'Connor, Tara (20 October 2021). "South London bridge reopens after two years but buses still can't use it". MyLondon. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Marius, Callum (10 November 2021). "One of London's shortest bus routes that takes 7 minutes is set to disappear". MyLondon. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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