Gas Works Bridge, Sowerby Bridge

Gas Works Road Bridge crossers the River Calder near to the town of Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire.

The original bridge was built in 1816 by Samuel Aydon and William Elwell and this is largely hidden from view by the widening that took place about 1850. The bridge was built for carriages and later cars but is now only accessible by pedestrians. I believe it was closed to traffic in the early 1980's due to a weakness in the structure but I have been unable to confirm this. The bridge was granted Grade II listed status on the 19th July 1988, despite listed status the bridge has continued to deteriorate with the the local authority seemingly having no plan for it.

The first 2 pictures how the height of the river on Boxing Day 2015 when the River Calder flooded much of the Calder Valley.

The next 2 were taken at the bridge on the 30th July 2017 with a Nikon d3300SLR camera.

The next 6 were taken with a Polaroid is2132 bridge camera on the 22nd November 2014.

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