Bridgnorth cycling schemes
Mapping
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Scheme details
Please note that some of the following cycling schemes may also feature walking elements in order to ensure that the schemes cater for all users where possible.
- Scheme name
- B.42
- Location
- Connection along the Public Right of Way linking into Conduit Lane
- Recommendation
- Upgrade woodland route for cycling including replacing steps with ramp, increasing lighting and signage and widening through vegetation removal where possible
- Scheme name
- B.39
- Location
- Hollybush Road
- Recommendation
- Widen footway into shared path or add cycle lanes (potentially removing northern footway for space)
- Scheme name
- B.26
- Location
- Local route through residential area in northwest Bridgnorth connecting to town centre - route along Hookfield, Sydney Cottage Drive, Racecourse Drive and Leasowes Close
- Recommendation
- Reduce speed limit to 20mph
- Scheme name
- B.28
- Location
- Route along Wolverhampton Road to connect Low Town to Stanmore Industrial Estate
- Recommendation
- Investigate cycle lanes or alternative cycle route on parallel routes
- Scheme name
- B.41
- Location
- Route through residential area west of town centre along public rights of way, Tavistock Close, Roundthorn Close and Maudlins Close
- Recommendation
- Improve signage to route
- Scheme name
- B.40
- Location
- Public right of way through residential area west of town centre, parallel to the A458
- Recommendation
- Connect route through to the bypass
- Scheme name
- B.30
- Location
- Oldbury Wells - linking in to the schools
- Recommendation
- Create shared path on eastern side, delivering a 20mph zone where insufficient width for shared path
- Scheme name
- B.29
- Location
- Public right of way parallel to A458 from Ludlow Road to Oldbury Wells
- Recommendation
- Upgrade public right of way for walking and cycling, ensuring no user loses their right of access (e.g. equestrians)
- Scheme name
- B.32
- Location
- New Road/West Castle Street
- Recommendation
- Make New Road a point closure with crossing provision at the New Road/Underhill Street (B4373) junction
- Scheme name
- B.31
- Location
- Bridge crossing from the railway station
- Recommendation
- Increase signage to pedestrian and cycle bridge
- Scheme name
- B.CROSS5
- Location
- Bridgnorth Industrial Estate
- Recommendation
- Crossing of A458 into industrial estate
- Scheme name
- B.CROSS6
- Location
- St Johns Street/A442
- Recommendation
- Crossing on junction with St Johns Street and A442
- Scheme name
- B.24
- Location
- Connection from Alveley to Bridgnorth along the A442 through Danesford, Quatford and Quatt
- Recommendation
- Ensure traffic speeds are kept low, provide signage to promote the route and keep foliage trimmed
- Scheme name
- B.19
- Location
- Connection from Highley to Bridgnorth along B4555 through Eardington, Chelmarsh and Chelmarsh Common
- Recommendation
- Investigate shared path parallel to road, consider designating it a bridleway depending on permissions. Reduce speed limit to 20mph through villages where insufficient width for a shared path
- Scheme name
- B.25
- Location
- Connection from Claverley to Bridgnorth along Pound Street and the A458
- Recommendation
- Investigate shared path parallel to road, consider denoting it as a bridleway depending on permissions
- Scheme name
- B.18
- Location
- Connection between Bridgnorth and Broseley
- Recommendation
- Create a shared path on the B4373 or a ‘quiet lane’ (route where special attention must be paid to walkers, cyclists and horse riders including protection from speeding traffic). Create passing spaces for cyclists
- Scheme name
- B.27
- Location
- Connection into the Stanmore Industrial Estate and Country Park along the A454
- Recommendation
- Upgrade existing narrow path/footway along A454 to a shared path and introduce crossing provision at the A454/B4363 and A454/A548 roundabouts
- Scheme name
- B.17
- Location
- Unnamed road between A442 and Worfield (via Rindleford)
- Recommendation
- Introduce rural road interventions such as increased passing places, reduced speed limit or creating a ‘quiet lane’ (route where special attention must be paid to walkers, cyclists and horse riders including protection from speeding traffic)
- Scheme name
- B.14
- Location
- Connecting the river route to the bypass via the Cankhorn
- Recommendation
- Trim back foliage and utilise space on the embankment to create a ramp, provision of step-free access from the A458 and widening the existing pathway. Alternative is to create a ‘quiet lane’ (route where special attention must be paid to walkers, cyclists and horse riders including protection from speeding traffic)
- Scheme name
- B.15
- Location
- Connecting Oldbury to the river route which links north to the town centre, alternative route to scheme B.08
- Recommendation
- Enhance existing path
- Scheme name
- B.16
- Location
- New pedestrian/cycle bridge across the river
- Recommendation
- Investigate potential to add a new pedestrian/cycle bridge across the river as limited space on existing bridge for active travel users. Investigate making this new bridge appropriate for horses as well
- Scheme name
- B.20
- Location
- Utilising existing paths/bridge from Oldbury along Manor Farm Lane to Oldbury Wells school connecting into schemes B.30, B.29 and B.08
- Recommendation
- Enhance existing path (e.g. by widening, improving surface, lighting) and providing step-free access onto the A458 (scheme B.03)
- Scheme name
- B.CROSS3
- Location
- New Road
- Recommendation
- Crossing of New Road
- Scheme name
- B.CROSS4
- Location
- High Street
- Recommendation
- Crossing of High Street at northern end where wider
- Scheme name
- B.CROSS1
- Location
- St Johns Street in Low Town
- Recommendation
- Crossing of St Johns Street in Low Town
- Scheme name
- B.CROSS2
- Location
- New Road
- Recommendation
- Crossing of New Road towards Castle Gardens
- Scheme name
- B.10
- Location
- Link from the bypass to the future housing development to the south west of Bridgnorth
- Recommendation
- Create shared path parallel to main road
- Scheme name
- B.09
- Location
- Alternate to the river route, provides bypass of the town centre and links to railway station, along Underhill Street
- Recommendation
- Investigate cycle lanes and/or transforming wide footway into shared path. Provide priority crossing of New Road
- Scheme name
- B.12
- Location
- Connection between future residential and employment zones
- Recommendation
- Create path through new development
- Scheme name
- B.11
- Location
- Provide connection from residential area west of the town centre to the town centre along Ludlow Road
- Recommendation
- Segregated cycle lanes along Ludlow Road
- Scheme name
- B.21
- Location
- Connection from the north west towards the town centre
- Recommendation
- Enhance existing path (eg by widening, improving surface, lighting)
- Scheme name
- B.13
- Location
- Connection from the northwest to the town centre past the hospital, college and into the high street - route along Innage Lane and North Gate
- Recommendation
- Segregated cycle lanes on Innage Lane, to be accompanied by one-way sections to provide enough space
- Scheme name
- B.23
- Location
- Cycling provision along the High Street
- Recommendation
- Investigate contra-flow cycle way and/or timed closures to traffic other than buses. Reduce on-street parking by making angled bays parallel parking and making for priority users only (eg disabled and loading)
- Scheme name
- B.59
- Location
- Sandy Lane between Bridgnorth and National Cycle Network Route
- Recommendation
- Upgrade road so that safe for cyclists as part of the National Cycle Network
- Scheme name
- B.22
- Location
- Cycle route through the town centre avoiding steps
- Recommendation
- Close northern end of Cartway to through traffic
- Scheme name
- B.02
- Location
- Link into the town centre from the west of Bridgnorth
- Recommendation
- Introduce segregated cycle lanes, narrow sections of road may mean a 20mph limit is needed where cycle lanes can't fit
- Scheme name
- B.01
- Location
- Wenlock Road (west) between A458 and Church Lane
- Recommendation
- Introduce segregated cycle lanes or widen southern footway into shared path, includes crossing provision at the two roundabouts along the route
- Scheme name
- B.04
- Location
- Connect bypass to residential areas and provide connection to Low Town
- Recommendation
- Segregated cycle lanes on Kidderminster Road, as well as repair works to footways (including potential widening)
- Scheme name
- B.03
- Location
- Central section of the southern bypass to link areas to the south of the town
- Recommendation
- Create a shared path from Ludlow Road to Low Town junction, providing access off the A-road to adjoining paths such as scheme scheme B.08 and the river path on either side of the bridge. Includes crossing provision at the A458/A442 roundabout
- Scheme name
- B.06
- Location
- Improve existing river crossing between High Town and Low Town and access to it
- Recommendation
- Widen footway on one side, rather than narrow footways on both sides. Investigate potential to make one-way with contraflow cycle lanes along bridge. Provide safer junction for pedestrians at western end (particularly crossing of Cartway). Make 20mph limit over the bridge
- Scheme name
- B.05
- Location
- Crossing of bypass from existing residential to future employment
- Recommendation
- Identify location for new crossing or underpass of bypass
- Scheme name
- B.08
- Location
- Connecting Oldbury to the town centre, including crossing of the bypass
- Recommendation
- Introduce cycle lanes or shared path on B4363 (Oldbury Road), with shared path over the bridge. Includes crossing provision at the junction between Underhill Street/Hollybush Road/Oldbury Road at the northern end of the route
- Scheme name
- B.07
- Location
- Route from A442 to industrial park to avoid the busy bypass junction
- Recommendation
- Introduce cycle lanes or shared path, reducing speed limit to 20mph where insufficient width for infrastructure
- Scheme name
- B.52
- Location
- Postern Gate
- Recommendation
- Investigate closing Postern Gate to through traffic
- Scheme name
- B.51
- Location
- Old Mill Lane between Oldbury Road and the B4555
- Recommendation
- Provide signage on Old Mill Lane ensuring foliage is trimmed and traffic speeds are kept low. Between Old Mill Lane and B4555, create surfaced shared use path
- Scheme name
- B.54
- Location
- Oldbury Road to Bridgnorth Station
- Recommendation
- Upgrade existing path to be step free access to station and pedestrian/cycle bridge
- Scheme name
- B.53
- Location
- Public right of way between Friar's Street and Bramble Ridge
- Recommendation
- Provide 3.5m wide path with bollards, acting as cycle route and emergency flood access route, ensuring no user loses their right of access (eg equestrians)
- Scheme name
- B.56
- Location
- Wenlock Road (central) between Church Lane and Westland Drive
- Recommendation
- Introduce cycle lanes and new formalised crossing before hill
- Scheme name
- B.55
- Location
- St Marys Street
- Recommendation
- Close to motor traffic and have access only
- Scheme name
- B.57
- Location
- Wenlock Road (east) between Ludlow Road and Westland Drive
- Recommendation
- Introduce cycle lanes. Potentially take some extra space from grass verge to make up enough width for this
- Scheme name
- B.58
- Location
- Whitburn Street
- Recommendation
- Reduce speed limit to 20mph
- Scheme name
- B.44
- Location
- Listley Street
- Recommendation
- Create a point closure along Listley Street, closing off the eastern end
- Scheme name
- B.43
- Location
- Route along Highlands Road and the public right of way connecting into Oldbury Wells
- Recommendation
- Upgrade stepped woodland route for cycling, including lighting, signage, vegetation removal and surface upgrade
- Scheme name
- B.46
- Location
- A458 from Low Town to the business park
- Recommendation
- Widen existing path to a segregated shared path
- Scheme name
- B.45
- Location
- A458 between Wenlock Road and Ludlow Road
- Recommendation
- Create a new shared path along the bypass
- Scheme name
- B.48
- Location
- B4373 passing through Cross Lane Head
- Recommendation
- Make a ‘quiet lane’ (route where special attention must be paid to walkers, cyclists and horse riders including protection from speeding traffic), provide signage and trim foliage
- Scheme name
- B.47
- Location
- B4373 north of Bridgnorth heading to Broseley
- Recommendation
- Make a ‘quiet lane’ (route where special attention must be paid to walkers, cyclists and horse riders including protection from speeding traffic), provide signage and trim foliage
- Scheme name
- B.49
- Location
- A442 Bridgnorth Road to Rindleford Junction
- Recommendation
- Create a cycle lane with light segregation, reduce speed limit to at least 40mph
- Scheme name
- B.50
- Location
- A442 Bridgnorth Road between the roundabout and where the path ends
- Recommendation
- Investigate transforming existing (and currently inconsistent) path into shared path parallel to road, including trimming back foliage
- Scheme name
- B.34
- Location
- Bramble Ridge and public right of way to the scout hut
- Recommendation
- Enhance off-road route (eg by widening, improving surface, lighting), ensuring no user loses their right of access (eg equestrians)
- Scheme name
- B.33
- Location
- Friar's Street
- Recommendation
- Enhance existing path (eg by widening, improving surface, lighting)
- Scheme name
- B.36
- Location
- Cannon Steps onto New Road, joining to the railway bridge
- Recommendation
- Create step free access at Castle Steps
- Scheme name
- B.35
- Location
- Castle Walk
- Recommendation
- Segregate existing path to provide space for cyclists
- Scheme name
- B.38
- Location
- Church Lane to Taskey, linking in with new development site
- Recommendation
- As suggested in Bridgnorth's Master Plan, allow greater priority to pedestrians and cyclists by encouraging/re-routing traffic for the new development via the new spine road. Alongside this, improve the footway along its entire length, giving as much space to pedestrians and cyclists as possible
- Scheme name
- B.37
- Location
- Rose Lane and Conduit Lane
- Recommendation
- Enhance existing path (eg by widening, improving surface, lighting)