Bishopsford Road Bridge
Coordinates51°23′43.38″N 0°10′24.29″W / 51.3953833°N 0.1734139°W / 51.3953833; -0.1734139
CarriesRoad
CrossesRiver Wandle
Other name(s)Mitcham Bridge
History
Rebuilt2020/2021
Location

Bishopsford Road Bridge (also called Mitcham Bridge) is a bridge in London that carries a road over the River Wandle.

History

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 route 118 bus 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 the 118 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, but remains closed to buses.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Mitcham Bridge". Merton Memories Photographic Archive. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "London Road - Mitcham Mills and Mitcham Bridge". Layers of London. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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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