Carries Footpath Closed c1980 Location Brighouse Carry Footpath | Crosses River Calder Opened 1962 Bridge type Tied-arch bridge | |
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Locale Brighouse, West Yorkshire Design Concrete Tied-arch bridge Body of water River Calder, West Yorkshire Similar Brighouse Bridge, Ledgard Bridge, Stanley Ferry Aqueduct, Tied‑arch bridge, Isle of Portland | ||
Blakeborough's Bridge crosses the River Calder in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in the 1962 to link J. Blakeborough and Sons works and offices that were on different sides of the river.
History
Built in 1962 to link J. Blakeborough and Sons works and offices in Birds Royd and River Street to Sherwood Works on the Armytage Road Industrial Estate. It was closed to vehicles c1980 after production ceased on the site. A public footpath crosses the bridge.
The Bridge was built to an American Specification and not to British Standard.
References
Blakeborough's Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA