Carries A643 Other name(s) Brighouse Bridge Material stone Location Brighouse Carry A643 road | Crosses River Calder Design arch bridge Opened 1558 Bridge type Arch bridge Number of spans 3 | |
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Locale Brighouse, West Yorkshire Body of water River Calder, West Yorkshire Similar Brighouse Bridge, Blakeborough's Bridge, Ledgard Bridge, Stanley Ferry Aqueduct, Isle of Portland | ||
Rastrick Bridge crosses the River Calder in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1558 as a replacement for an earlier wooden bridge and rebuilt c1750.
History
A wooden structure called Rastrick Bridge was recorded as being present in 1275. The bridge was replaced by one built with timber donated by John Hanson in 1514. Hanson's son funded a stone replacement for this bridge in 1558.
References
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