Highways bridges

In its role as a highway authority, Shropshire County Council is responsible for maintaining the following highway structures:

• 958 highway bridges. In this case the term ‘bridge’ refers to any structure which has a clear span of 1m or more. Spans of less than this are considered to be drainage structures.
• 56 cattle grids
• Numerous retaining walls (the exact number is not known at present). The county council has recently started a thorough survey of the highway retaining walls within Shropshire in order to develop a reliable inventory of those that it is responsible for. This work is being carried out by Mouchel Parkman, consulting engineers, and started in January 2006.

To find out more about how the bridges in Shropshire are inspected and maintained, follow the link called bridge inspections and maintenance.

Replacement of Burway Bridge in Ludlow
Follow the link on this page to find out more about the building of a new bridge over the River Corve.

Abnormal loads
For information relating to abnormal loads using the highway network please follow the link on this page.