BELVIDERE RR BRIDGE Shrewsbury, Shropshire 1849 HEW 903 SJ 520 125 {N52O 42' 22.7" W2O 42' 40.L"
Carries the Shrewsbury and Birmingham RR across the River Severn just east of Shrewsbury. Two arched spans of 101 feet set on a skew with six ribs and a cast iron parapet. The spandrels have an open-work diamond design. The engineer was William Baker and the contractors were Hammond and Murray. The iron was cast at Coalbrookdale Company. The abutments and central pier are of masonry.
To find the bridge, put on your boots and take Preston Street out of the circle surrounding Lord Hill's memorial column in the heart of Shrewsbury to its end where a new residential estate is on the left and an unpaved lane to the right. Follow the land to the river and bear right along the path past Roberts Ford landing for about a ΒΌ of a mile to the bridge. The GPS coordinates are from the field above the river path at the height of the rail line just to the west.