Kirkham Bridge
| Kirkham Bridge | |
|---|---|
 The bridge in 2014 | |
.svg)  Location within North Yorkshire | |
General information | |
| Location | Kirkham, North Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 54°04′59″N 0°52′48″W / 54.0830°N 0.8801°W |
| Year built | 1806 |
| Renovated | 2018 (repaired) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John Carr |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Kirkham Bridge |
| Designated | 10 October 1966 |
| Reference no. | 1149117 |
Kirkham Bridge is a historic structure in Kirkham, North Yorkshire, a village in England.
A bridge over the River Derwent at the site was first recorded in 1444,[1] and was also mentioned by John Leland.[2] The current bridge was built in 1806, to a design by John Carr, perhaps including some earlier work in the north arch. The structure was Grade II listed in 1966.[3] In 2014, the parapet was damaged by a heavy goods vehicle, and such vehicles were later banned from using the bridge until it was repaired and resurfaced, in 2018.[4]
The bridge is built of gritstone, and consists of one pointed arch and two segmental arches. It has cutwaters rising to refuges on the road, a band and a chamfered parapet.[3][5] It spans a total of 40 yards (37 m) and is 11 feet (3.4 m) wide.[2]
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- ↑ Smith, Albert Hugh (1937). The Place-names of the East Riding of Yorkshire and York. The University Press.
- 1 2 Jervoise, Edwyn (1931). The Ancient Bridges of the North of England. Architectural Press.
- 1 2 Historic England. "Kirkham Bridge (Grade II) (1149117)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ Mackie, David (17 January 2018). "Kirkham bridge to close to traffic for six weeks". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (1995) [1972]. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. The Buildings of England (2 ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7.