Carries Newgate Street Other name(s) Mirfield Bridge Material stone Location Mirfield Heritage status Listed building | Crosses River Calder Design arch bridge Opened 1800 Bridge type Arch bridge Number of spans 4 | |
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Locale Mirfield, West Yorkshire Body of water River Calder, West Yorkshire Similar Aire and Calder Navigation, Mirfield railway station, Brighouse Bridge, Blakeborough's Bridge, Stanley Ferry Aqueduct | ||
Ledgard Bridge crosses the River Calder in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1800 as a replacement for an earlier bridge in the same location and is a Grade II listed structure.
History
The first bridge to cross the River Calder in Mirfield was a wooden structure built in 1303. This was replaced many times, one earlier stone bridge being named as Ledger Bridge on a 1773 map of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The 1800 bridge survived the great flood of 20 September 1946 which caused much damage along the whole valley.
References
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