Belvidere Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 52°42′30″N 2°42′46″W / 52.7083°N 2.7128°W |
Carries | Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line |
Crosses | River Severn |
Locale | Shrewsbury, England |
Maintained by | Network Rail |
Heritage status | Grade II* listed building |
Characteristics | |
Material | Cast iron |
No. of spans | 2 |
Piers in water | 1 |
History | |
Constructed by | William Baker |
Opened | 1849 |
Location | |
Belvidere Bridge (also spelt Belvedere Bridge) is a cast iron arch railway bridge in Shrewsbury, western England, built for the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway in 1849. It carries the modern Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury railway line over the River Severn and is a grade II* listed building.[1]