Thorp Arch Bridge

Thorp Arch Bridge
Coordinates 53°54′22″N 1°20′39″W / 53.90611°N 1.34404°W / 53.90611; -1.34404Coordinates: 53°54′22″N 1°20′39″W / 53.90611°N 1.34404°W / 53.90611; -1.34404
Carries Bridge Road, Boston Spa
Crosses River Wharfe
Locale Thorp Arch and Boston Spa, West Yorkshire
Official name Thorp Arch Bridge
Other name(s) Boston Spa Bridge
Characteristics
Design arch bridge
Material Ashlar Magnesian limestone
Number of spans 4
Piers in water 3
History
Opened 1770

Thorp Arch Bridge (sometimes known locally as Boston Spa Bridge) is a stone arch bridge opened in 1770 across the River Wharfe linking the West Yorkshire villages of Boston Spa on the southbank and Thorp Arch on the north.

Description

Thorp Arch bridge has five arched spans, two of which are over the current course of the river Wharfe is built of Ashlar magnesian limestone. The central arch has triangular cutwaters which accommodate pedestrian refuges in the parapets (the bridge has a footpath only to its upstream side), the remaining piers have cutwaters terminating in offsets. [1]

Public transport

The bridge carries the 770; Harrogate to Leeds via Wetherby bus route.

See also

References

  1. ">"Thorp Arch Bridge, Thorp Arch". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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