The Tramway Bridge is a grade II listed pedestrian bridge crossing the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
The bridge was built in 1823, originally to carry a tramway track of the horse-drawn Stratford and Moreton Tramway. It was designed by John Urpeth Rastrick. It consists of eight elliptical arches, and is made from brick, with ashlar-coped parapets.[1]
The tramway had fallen into disuse by 1904, and the track was lifted in 1918.[2] It has since then been used a public footbridge, and is an important element in the landscape around the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The bridge gained grade II listing in 1951.[1] In 2010 the local council fitted strip lights down on the footway to simulate the historic tracks, however these were abandoned in 2020 after they repeatedly broke down.[3]
The bridge is around to the west of, and downstream from the much older Clopton Bridge which dates from the 15th century.[4]
Two further relics of the old tramway are located immediately to the north of the bridge: An old toll house known as Tramway House at the northern end of the bridge which is also grade II listed.[5] And a restored wagon of the tramway, which is located and displayed about to the north of the bridge, with an information board about the history of the tramway.[1]