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The Welsh Bridge is a masonry arch viaduct in the town of Shrewsbury,
File:WelshBridgeCB2.jpg, The Welsh Bridge, with the river at flood level.
File:ShrewsburyBridges.JPG, Another view, with the Frankwell Footbridge in the foreground, and normal river levels.
File:Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury, 27 May 2021 from Frankwell Footbridge.jpg, The Welsh Bridge from
Borough Council
Bridges across the River Severn Bridges in Shrewsbury Bridges completed in 1795 Grade II* listed buildings in Shropshire Grade II* listed bridges in England {{UK-bridge-struct-stub
The Welsh Bridge is a masonry arch viaduct in the town of Shrewsbury, England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
, which crosses the River Severn
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. It connects Frankwell
Frankwell is a district of the town of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, England. It lies adjacent to the River Severn, to the northwest of the town centre, and is one of Shrewsbury's oldest suburbs. The main road running through the area is also calle ...
with the town centre. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The bridge was designed and built from 1793 to 1795 by John Tilley and John Carline (whose namesake father was a mason on the English Bridge), who had built Montford Bridge
Montford Bridge is a village in Shropshire, England, and also the name of the bridge in that village.
It lies on the River Severn and is close to the town of Shrewsbury. Most of the village is in the Montford parish, but some is covered by t ...
for Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE, (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scot ...
. It replaced the medieval St George's Bridge. Four of the arches span
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43 feet 4 inches, while the fifth and central arch is 46 feet 2 inches. The bridge is 30 feet wide, and built from Grinshill
Grinshill is a small village, and civil parish in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. The parish is one of the smallest in the district. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 274. Grinshill Hill rises above the village to a ...
sandstone. In total it is 266 feet long. It was completed in 1795 at a cost of £8,000.
On the south end of the bridge, on the junction with Victoria Avenue, one of the parapets of the bridge has the words "Commit No Nuisance" chiselled into the stone. This is an archaic injunction not to urinate in public.
Gallery
Frankwell
Frankwell is a district of the town of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, England. It lies adjacent to the River Severn, to the northwest of the town centre, and is one of Shrewsbury's oldest suburbs. The main road running through the area is also calle ...
Footbridge.
File:Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury, west side 8 June 2021.jpg, West side of the bridge showing Victoria Quay on the opposite side of the river.
File:Commit No Nuisance, Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury.jpg, The Commit No Nuisance inscription.
File:Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury southern approach, 2021.jpg, The approach to the bridge from the south at Mardol Quay in June 2021. Note the temporary signs instructing pedestrians to walk on the left pavement to aid social distancing
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.
See also
*Crossings of the River Severn
This is a list of crossings of the River Severn in Great Britain (including bridges, tunnels, ferries and fords), in order from source to mouth.
The Severn has historically been a very important and busy river, and has been bridged throughou ...
References
*Blackwall, Anthony, ''Historic Bridges of Shropshire'', Shropshire Libraries, 1985, *Cragg, R., ''Civil Engineering Heritage - Wales & West Central England'', Thomas Telford Publishing, 2nd edn., 1997, *Listed status aBorough Council
Bridges across the River Severn Bridges in Shrewsbury Bridges completed in 1795 Grade II* listed buildings in Shropshire Grade II* listed bridges in England {{UK-bridge-struct-stub