Porthill Bridge

Porthill Bridge
Porthill Bridge, looking downstream, the Boat House PH is on the right
Coordinates	52°42′29″N 2°45′50″W / 52.708°N 2.764°W / 52.708; -2.764Coordinates: 52°42′29″N 2°45′50″W / 52.708°N 2.764°W / 52.708; -2.764
Carries	Footpath
Crosses	River Severn
Locale	Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Characteristics
Design	Suspension bridge
History
Constructed by	David Rowell & Co.
Construction begin	1922
Opened	18 January 1923
Statistics
Toll	No
Porthill Bridge Porthill Bridge shown within Shropshire grid reference SJ484125

Porthill Bridge, also often referred to as Port Hill Footbridge, is a suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

It connects Porthill with the Quarry and the town centre. Next to it on the Porthill side is the Boathouse public house and Becks Field is also. Both that and The Quarry are large areas of greenery. The bridge experiences significant vibration, even when few people are crossing it.

A ferry operated here until the bridge was built in 1922 by David Rowell & Co.. The bridge was opened on 18 January 1923. £2,000 of the bridge's total £2,600 cost was paid for by the Shropshire Horticultural Society.

Porthill Bridge after the 2012 refurbishment seen from the Porthill Road side facing towards the Quarry. Previously the black tar cover of the timber deck was uncovered.

From March to July 2012 the bridge was closed for refurbishment, which included repainting the whole bridge and replacing the timber deck, costing £575,000. The bridge was temporarily replaced with a passenger ferry between the Quarry and the Boat House pub with an adult single fare of 50p.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Article of the bridge reopening in 2012 from local newspaper.". Shropshire Star. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
↑ "BBC News article of the bridge reopening". BBC News. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

Blackwall, Anthony, Historic Bridges of Shropshire, Shropshire Libraries, 1985, ISBN 0-903802-31-7

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Porthill Bridge

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