Kew Bridge

Kew Bridge
The current (third) Kew Bridge
Coordinates51°29′13″N 0°17′15″W / 51.4869°N 0.2875°W / 51.4869; -0.2875
CarriesA205 road
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleKew
Maintained byTransport for London
Heritage statusGrade II listed structure
Characteristics
DesignArch
MaterialGranite
Total length1,182 feet (360 m)
Width75 feet (23 m)
Longest span133 feet (41 m)
No. of spans3
Piers in water2
History
DesignerJohn Wolfe-Barry and Cuthbert A Brereton[1]
Opened20 May 1903; 121 years ago (1903-05-20)
Statistics
TollAbolished 8 February 1873
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameKew Bridge
Designated25 June 1983; 41 years ago (1983-06-25) (Richmond listing)
11 February 1998; 26 years ago (1998-02-11) (Hounslow listing)
Reference no.1193845 (Richmond listing)
1376778 (Hounslow listing)
Location
Map

Kew Bridge is a wide-span bridge over the Tideway (upper estuary of the Thames) linking the London Boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Hounslow.[2][3] The present bridge, which was opened in 1903 as King Edward VII Bridge by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra,[nb 1] was designed by John Wolfe-Barry and Cuthbert A Brereton.[1] Historic England listed it at Grade II in 1983.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 715. ISBN 0-14-0710-47-7.
  2. ^ a b Historic England (25 June 1983). "Kew Bridge (1193845)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Historic England (11 February 1998). "Kew Bridge (1376778)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2020.


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