Cooper Bridge Over The River Calder - Huddersfield, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 40.901 W 001° 44.102
30U E 583546 N 5948850
This double arch bridge carries Cooper Bridge Road over the River Calder into the market town of Huddersfield. It is close to a second bridge over the Calder and Hebble Navigation which runs parallel to the river.
Waymark Code: WMNACW
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/31/2015
Views: 1
The Calder and Hebble Navigation completed in 1770 consisted of artificial improvements to the River Calder and River Hebble to allow canal boats use what used to be un-navigable rivers.
It ran for 21 miles from the Aire and Calder Navigation at Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge, was one of the first navigable waterways into the Pennines. It was an extension westwards of the Aire and Calder Navigation.
Work began in 1758 to make the River Calder navigable above Wakefield. The navigation to Sowerby Bridge was completed in 1770, including a short branch to Dewsbury.
The Bridge
The road was widened in 1938 and two bridges constructed from concrete. This double arch bridge crosses the River Calder.
The second bridge, smaller than this one, crosses the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Confusingly Google Maps labels the other stretch of water as the River Calder and does not name the River Calder where this bridge crosses. However if you switch to satellite view and zoom in it is possible to see a lock at the south east end of the cut and flood gates at the north west end.
In 1938 the River Calder formed the boundary between the market town of Huddersfield and West Riding County Council. There is a date stone on the parapet next to the pavement and it also shows the boundary.
There is also a junction with the Huddersfield Broad Canal on the River Calder, a short distance to the south east of this bridge.
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor vehicles, bikes and pedestrians
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
The River Calder
Date constructed: 1038
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Cooper Bridge Road
Location:
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Length of bridge: Not listed
Height of bridge: Not listed
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