Chelsea Bridge - Definition and Overview

Chelsea Bridge, London

Chelsea Bridge is a self-anchored suspension bridge for road and foot traffic running north-south over the River Thames in London, between Grosvenor Bridge and the Albert Bridge. It was designed by G. Topham Forest and opened in 1937, replacing an earlier suspension bridge on the same site. The original bridge was also a suspension bridge, built in 1851-1858 by Thomas Page. It was a toll bridge until 1879.

On the north bank is Pimlico to the east and Chelsea to the north and west; the Royal Chelsea Hospital lies immediately to the north west. On the south bank is Nine Elms to the east and Battersea to the west. Battersea Power Station is immediately to the south east of the bridge, and Battersea Park to the south west.

Grid reference: TQ285778 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TQ285778)

See also

• Crossings of the River Thames
  • Albert Bridge (next crossing upstream)
  • Grosvenor Bridge (next crossing downstream)

External links

• Street map (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=51.4864&lon=-0.1507&scale=10000) of Chelsea Bridge (leftmost bridge), from Multimap.

• Aerial photo (http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?x=528500.820958584&y=178000.344347037&scale=10000) of Chelsea Bridge (leftmost bridge), from Multimap.