Kingsweston Bridge craned into place - ahead of full reopening
The Grade-II listed structure has been lifted into place after major repair work
Work is well underway to re-install the Kingsweston Iron Bridge.
Today (April 30), the Grade-II listed structure has been craned into place ahead of its reopening later in the summer.
The bridge was built over the Kings Weston Road around the year 1800, but it shut back in 2015 after being hit by high-sided vehicles, making it unstable and unsafe.
Since then, it has been secured and propped up by scaffolding ahead of its restoration.
Under the long term plans, the idea is to raise the structure up by just over a metre; add steps at either end of the bridge; and fully repair and restore it - at a cost of £1.1 million.
The work's being carried out by specialist heritage contractors, who dismantled the bridge back in November 2023 - when it was taken to a workshop in Bristol for repair.
Now the structure has been raised to its new position, work is now going to happen to install the steps - with the plan to fully reopen the bridge in July 2024.