Kingston Bridge is on the reach above Teddington Lock and close to and downstream of the mouth of the Hogsmill River, a minor tributary of the Thames.

He wrote "And yn the old tyme the commune saying ys that the bridge where the commun passage was over the Tamise was lower on the ryver then it is now.

The courts became involved in 1813 but were overtaken by events in January 1814, when part of the bridge collapsed due to a severe frost.

However, concerns over the rising cost of iron led to the abandonment of the scheme, and it was decided instead to build a stone bridge in the classical style to a design by Edward Lapidge, the county surveyor.

The first stone was laid by the Earl of Liverpool at a ceremony on 7 November 1825[9] and the bridge was opened by the Duchess of Clarence (the future Queen Adelaide) on 17 July 1828.

The abutments were terminated by towers or bastions, and the whole surmounted by a cornice and balustrade, with galleries projecting over the pier; which gave a bold relief to the general elevation.

The building contract was undertaken by Herbert for £26,800 (equivalent to £2,778,656 in 2023), and extra work did not exceed £100, a rare occurrence in major public or private undertakings of that description at the time.

In March 1906, London United Tramways installed tramlines on Kingston Bridge, connecting the Surrey and Middlesex routes.

[11] 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.