The bridge was rebuilt around 1759 with funding from the county of Surrey, though a bridge in this location had existed for some time prior.[1] The bridge was widened and a parallel pedestrian bridge built in the 1940s.[2] Work on stabilising the bridge was started in April 2019.[3]
The bridge collapsed on 14 June 2019 following flooding in the River Wandle four days earlier.[3]
As a result of the collapse, the routes 118, 280, N44 and N133 buses had to be diverted. A temporary route, numbered 718, was introduced on 30 November 2019 with a half-hourly frequency to restore service from stops previously served by 118, N133 to Morden tube station.[3]
In 2020, the remains of the bridge were demolished. In October 2020, designs for a new bridge were approved.[4]
The bridge was reopened to cars in October 2021, and to buses in December 2021.[5][6]
