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.
Rastrick Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 53°41′57″N 1°47′00″W / 53.6993°N 1.7832°W |
| Carries | A643 |
| Crosses | River Calder |
| Locale | Brighouse, West Yorkshire |
| Other name(s) | Brighouse Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1558 (rebuilt 1750) |
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History
editA 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.[1]
References
edit- ^ Turner, J. Horsfall (Joseph Horsfall) (1893). The history of Brighouse, Rastrick, and Hipperholme; with monorial notes on Coley, Lightcliffe, Northowram, Shelf, Fixby, Clifton and Kirklees. Retrieved 4 February 2010.