Wetherby Bridge

Wetherby Bridge
Wetherby bridge, downstream side (upper image), upstream side (lower image)
Coordinates53°55′36″N 1°23′10″W / 53.9266°N 1.38603°W / 53.9266; -1.38603
CarriesA661
CrossesRiver Wharfe
LocaleWetherby, West Yorkshire
Other name(s)Wetherby Bridge
Characteristics
Designarch bridge
MaterialStone
No. of spans6
Piers in water4
History
Opened13th century
Location
Map

Wetherby Bridge is a scheduled monument and Grade II-listed bridge over the River Wharfe in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, dating from the 13th century.[1][2] The bridge connects Micklethwaite on the south bank to the town centre on the north. It formerly carried the A1 Great North Road but now carries the A661 Boston Road leading to Boston Spa and the south.

  1. ^ West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service. Wetherby Conservation Area, [1] retrieved on 4 August 2007.
  2. ^ Historic England. "WETHERBY BRIDGE (OVER RIVER WHARFE) WITH ATTACHED WAR MEMORIAL (1313468)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

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