which gave a bold relief to the general elevation. The length of the bridge was by in width. The building contract was undertaken by Herbert for £26,800 (), and extra work did not exceed £100, a rare occurrence in major public or private undertakings of that description at the time. Following a lengthy campaign which came to a conclusion in 1869, the bridge became free from tolls on 12 March 1870, and celebrations including a fireworks show were followed a few days later with the burning of the toll gates on Hampton Green. In March 1906, London United Tramways installed tramlines on Kingston Bridge, connecting the Surrey and Middlesex routes. The increase in traffic and the narrowness of the road became a problem and in 1911 the engineering firm Mott & Hay was contracted to widen the bridge on the downstream side. The work was undertaken between 1912 and 1914 with the carriageway increased from to . A new façade of Portland stone was designed to replicate the features of the original. The bridge was reopened in October 1914. In 1931, the trams were replaced by trolleybuses - before these were replaced by diesel buses in 1962. Following construction of the Kingston Relief Road in the late 1980s, the bridge was widened again in 2000 to include two cycle lanes, larger pavements and a bus lane, from to . The bridge was given protection as a Grade II* listed structure in 1951. See also Crossings of the River Thames List of bridges in London Notes References Citations Sources Kingston New Bridge, in The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume XII., No. 324, 26 July 1828 1828 establishments in England Bridges across the River Thames Bridges in London Bridges completed in 1828 Buildings by Edward Lapidge Former toll bridges in England Grade II* listed bridges in London Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Grade II* listed buildings in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Hampton Wick Rebuilt buildings and structures in the United Kingdom Transport in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Transport in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames