Carries A641 Other name(s) Calder Bridge Material stone Location Brighouse Number of spans 2 | Crosses River Calder Design arch bridge Opened 1825 Bridge type Arch bridge | |
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Locale Brighouse, West Yorkshire Body of water River Calder, West Yorkshire Carry A roads in Zone 6 of the Great Britain numbering scheme Similar Blakeborough's Bridge, Brighouse railway station, Calder and Hebble Navigation, Ledgard Bridge, Stanley Ferry Aqueduct | ||
The Brighouse Bridge crosses the River Calder in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1825 as part of the Halifax and Huddersfield Turnpike.
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Map of Brighouse Bridge, Brighouse HD6 1LE, UK
History
The Halifax and Huddersfield Turnpike Act of 1823 allowed for the building of Calder Bridge (now called Brighouse Bridge) on what was to become the A641 road; tolls were abolished on the bridge in 1875 and extensive widening work was undertaken in 1905 and 1999 (both of these latter dates being commemorated in dedication stones on the bridge).
References
Brighouse Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA