Wilford Toll Bridge

Wilford Toll Bridge
Wilford Toll Bridge with the statue of Sir Robert Juckes Clifton, 9th Baronet
Coordinates52°56′16″N 1°09′17″W / 52.9377°N 1.1546°W / 52.9377; -1.1546
Carries
CrossesRiver Trent
Heritage statusGrade II listed structure (part)
History
Opened1906
Location
Map
The bridge deck after reopening in 1980 but before widening to carry the tramway
The bridge deck after widening to carry the tramway

Wilford Toll Bridge, locally referred to as the 'Halfpenny Bridge',[1] is a tram, pedestrian and cycle bridge in Nottingham, England. It crosses the River Trent between the Meadows and Wilford. It originally opened as a toll bridge for general traffic in 1870, but was closed when declared unsafe in 1974. Following demolition of the central span, a narrower footbridge and cycleway was opened in 1980. The bridge was once again widened to accommodate an extension of the Nottingham Express Transit network in 2015.

Parts of the northern side of the bridge are Grade II listed building, including the former toll house.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Toll was ½d for pedestrians
  2. ^ "Wilford Bridge Toll House". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 30 November 1995. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. ^ "The Nottingham Express Transit System Order - Evidence on behalf of the Promoters: Objections Response NET.P8/A" (PDF). Nottingham Express Transit. 5 October 2007. p. 78. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. ^ "British Listed Buildings".