This is a list of current bridges and other crossings of the River Aire and are listed from source downstream to the river's mouth.
Crossing | Location | Type | Co-ordinates | Date opened | Notes |
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Hanlith Bridge | Kirkby Malham | Road bridge | 54°02′46.7″N 2°09′16.2″W / 54.046306°N 2.154500°W | 18th century | [1] |
Airton Bridge | Airton | Road bridge | 54°01′43.9″N 2°08′53.8″W / 54.028861°N 2.148278°W | 19th century | [2] |
Bell Busk Bridge | Bell Busk | Road bridge | 54°00′12.6″N 2°08′45″W / 54.003500°N 2.14583°W | 18th century | [3] |
Bell Busk Viaduct | Bell Busk | Railway bridge | 54°00′01.1″N 2°08′51.2″W / 54.000306°N 2.147556°W | 1849 [4] | Viaduct carrying the Leeds–Morecambe line [5] |
Coniston Bridge | Coniston Cold | Road bridge | 53°59′27.2″N 2°08′27.4″W / 53.990889°N 2.140944°W | 1763 | Bridge carries A65 road [6] |
Priest Holme Aqueduct | Gargrave | Canal aqueduct | 53°58′48.5″N 2°07′36.4″W / 53.980139°N 2.126778°W | 1790 | Aqueduct carrying Leeds and Liverpool Canal [7] |
Priest Holme Bridge | Gargrave | Railway bridge | 53°58′49.4″N 2°07′27.4″W / 53.980389°N 2.124278°W | 1849 [4] | Carries Leeds–Morecambe railway line [5] |
Stepping stones | Gargrave | pedestrians | 53°58′58.1″N 2°06′29.3″W / 53.982806°N 2.108139°W | Stepping stones in use when river is in low flow [8] [9] | |
Gargrave Bridge | Gargrave | Road bridge | 53°58′57.9″N 2°06′22.2″W / 53.982750°N 2.106167°W | 19th century | [10] |
Niffany Viaduct | Skipton | Railway bridge | 53°57′52.9″N 2°03′51.3″W / 53.964694°N 2.064250°W | 1849 [4] | Carries Leeds–Morecambe railway line [11] |
Inghey River Bridge | Skipton | Road bridge | 53°57′41.4″N 2°03′39.4″W / 53.961500°N 2.060944°W | Carries A59 road [12] | |
Inghey Bridge | Skipton | Pedestrians | 53°57′39.7″N 2°03′38.1″W / 53.961028°N 2.060583°W | 1773 [13] | Former A59 bridge made redundant to vehicular traffic when Skipton bypass was opened in the 1980s. [14] |
Carleton Bridge | Carleton | Road bridge | 53°56′48.9″N 2°01′36.1″W / 53.946917°N 2.026694°W | 1825–1827 | Formerly main route south through the Aire Valley from Skipton [15] |
Railway bridge | Snaygill, Skipton | Railway bridge | 53°56′27.1″N 2°01′19.4″W / 53.940861°N 2.022056°W | Carries Airedale Line [5] | |
Cononley Bridge | Cononley | Road bridge | 53°55′01.8″N 2°00′31.0″W / 53.917167°N 2.008611°W | [16] | |
Kildwick Bridge (A629) | Kildwick | Road bridge | 53°54′26.8″N 1°59′08.0″W / 53.907444°N 1.985556°W | August 1988 | Carries the A629 Kildwick bypass [17] |
Kildwick Bridge | Kildwick | Road bridge | 53°54′26.9″N 1°59′04.2″W / 53.907472°N 1.984500°W | 1313 [18] | Grade I listed bridge bypassed in August 1988 but still open to local traffic [19] |
Silsden Bridge | Silsden | Road bridge | 53°54′09.1″N 1°56′36.0″W / 53.902528°N 1.943333°W | 1790 | Carries A6034 road [20] [21] |
Unnamed bridge | Utley | Road bridge | 53°53′10.4″N 1°55′05.6″W / 53.886222°N 1.918222°W | Carries road to golf club [21] | |
Stock Bridge | Stockbridge, Keighley | Road bridge | 53°52′34.3″N 1°53′17.0″W / 53.876194°N 1.888056°W | 1930 [22] | Road bridge carrying the B6265 (formerly carried the A650 road, bypassed in October 1988) [23] [17] |
Unnamed bridge | Crossflatts | Road bridge | 53°52′34.3″N 1°53′17.0″W / 53.876194°N 1.888056°W | October 1988 [17] | Carries the A650 road [23] |
Unnamed bridge | Crossflatts | Railway bridge | 53°51′44.3″N 1°51′26.3″W / 53.862306°N 1.857306°W | Carries the Airedale Line (includes two spans, one disused) [23] | |
Ireland Bridge | Bingley | Road bridge | 53°51′46.1″N 1°51′25.7″W / 53.862806°N 1.857139°W | 1686 | Carries the B6429 road between Bingley and Cullingworth. [24] |
Unnamed bridge | Bingley | Footbridge | 53°50′42.5″N 1°50′33.8″W / 53.845139°N 1.842722°W | Footbridge in Myrtle Park [25] [26] | |
Unnamed bridge | Bingley | Footbridge | 53°50′36.7″N 1°50′21.9″W / 53.843528°N 1.839417°W | Footbridge in Myrtle Park [25] [26] | |
Cottingley Bridge | Cottingley | Road bridge | 53°50′17.7″N 1°49′50.1″W / 53.838250°N 1.830583°W | Formerly carried the A650 bridge (bypassed in 2003) [27] now carries B6265 [25] [28] | |
Unnamed bridge | Cottingley | Fresh water pipe | 53°50′15.8″N 1°49′41.9″W / 53.837722°N 1.828306°W | 1899 | Castellated bridge that acts as a siphon for the Nidd Aqueduct [29] |
Cottingley Viaduct | Cottingley | Road bridge | 53°50′07.5″N 1°49′07.3″W / 53.835417°N 1.818694°W | December 2003 [27] | Dual carriageway road (A650 bypass) across Aire Valley [30] |
River Aire Viaduct | Dowley Gap | Railway bridge | 53°50′18.8″N 1°48′42.3″W / 53.838556°N 1.811750°W | Carries Airedale Line [31] | |
Dowley Gap Aqueduct (Seven Arches Aqueduct) |
Dowley Gap | Canal aqueduct | 53°50′25.1″N 1°48′56.9″W / 53.840306°N 1.815806°W | 1773 [32] | Carries Leeds and Liverpool Canal [33] |
Unnamed footbridge | Saltaire | Pedestrian footbridge | 53°50′25.1″N 1°48′56.9″W / 53.840306°N 1.815806°W | Links Saltaire with Roberts Park on the north bank of the river [34] | |
Otley Road Bridge | Shipley | Road Bridge | 53°50′13.7″N 1°46′24.0″W / 53.837139°N 1.773333°W | Carries A6038 road between Shipley and Guiseley [25] | |
Charlestown Viaduct | Baildon | Railway viaduct | 53°50′32.8″N 1°45′43.2″W / 53.842444°N 1.762000°W | Carries Wharfedale line [31] | |
Buck Mill Bridge | Thackley | Pedestrian bridge | 53°50′55.0″N 1°44′40.5″W / 53.848611°N 1.744583°W | 1889 | [35] |
Esholt Bridges | Esholt | Sewer pipes | 53°51′12.6″N 1°43′10.9″W / 53.853500°N 1.719694°W | [36] | |
Apperley Viaducts | Apperley Bridge | Railway bridge | 53°50′34.0″N 1°42′39.8″W / 53.842778°N 1.711056°W | 1867/1900 | Carries Airedale Line on 1900 viaduct; 1867 viaduct still standing but unused [31] [37] [38] |
The Bridge | Apperley Bridge | Road bridge | 53°50′16.0″N 1°42′21.8″W / 53.837778°N 1.706056°W | Carries minor road [39] | |
Unnamed bridge | Apperley Bridge | Road bridge | 53°50′13.9″N 1°42′18.7″W / 53.837194°N 1.705194°W | Carries A658 road [25] | |
Woodhouse Bridge | Apperley Bridge | Railway bridge | 53°50′24.0″N 1°41′33.2″W / 53.840000°N 1.692556°W | Carries both Airedale and Wharfedale lines [25] |
Crossing | Location | Type | Co-ordinates | Date opened | Notes |
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Calverley Viaduct | Calverley | Railway bridge | 53°49′55.9″N 1°40′12.4″W / 53.832194°N 1.670111°W | Carries Airedale Line [31] | |
Calverley Bridge | Calverley Bridge | Pedestrian bridge | 53°49′43.4″N 1°39′54.4″W / 53.828722°N 1.665111°W | 1775 [40] | Former road bridge superseded by A6120 bridge just to the east |
Unnamed bridge | Calverley Bridge | Road bridge | 53°49′40.1″N 1°39′43.1″W / 53.827806°N 1.661972°W | Carries A6120 Leeds Ring Road [25] | |
Unnamed bridge | Rodley | Road bridge | 53°49′18.9″N 1°39′08.8″W / 53.821917°N 1.652444°W | Carries traffic to and from Rodley Nature Reserve [41] | |
Unnamed bridge | Newlay | Railway bridge | 53°49′36.7″N 1°38′21.9″W / 53.826861°N 1.639417°W | Carries Airedale Line [31] | |
Newlay Bridge (Pollard Bridge) |
Newlay | Pedestrian bridge | 53°49′41.6″N 1°38′19.5″W / 53.828222°N 1.638750°W | 1819 | Carries pedestrian traffic [42] |
Unnamed bridge | Kirkstall Forge | Road bridge | 53°49′41.6″N 1°38′19.5″W / 53.828222°N 1.638750°W | Girder bridge part of the former Kirkstall Forge Engineering plant [25] [43] [44] | |
Unnamed bridge | Kirkstall Forge | Road bridge | 53°49′41.6″N 1°38′19.5″W / 53.828222°N 1.638750°W | 2015 | Carries traffic to and from Kirkstall Forge railway station only [25] [45] |
Unnamed bridge | Kirkstall Forge | Pedestrian bridge | 53°49′27.3″N 1°37′24.5″W / 53.824250°N 1.623472°W | Pedestrian bridge between buildings on the former Kirkstall Forge Engineering plant [46] | |
Kirkstall Forge Viaduct | Kirkstall Forge | Railway bridge | 53°49′26.2″N 1°37′25.2″W / 53.823944°N 1.623667°W | Carries Airedale Line [31] | |
Kirkstall Bridge | Kirkstall | Road bridge | 53°48′56.9″N 1°36′25.5″W / 53.815806°N 1.607083°W | 1912 | Carries B6157 road [47] |
Kirkstall ford and weir | Kirkstall | Pedestrian crossing | 53°48′56.9″N 1°36′25.5″W / 53.815806°N 1.607083°W | Gritstone ford across to island between the river and millrace [48] | |
Gott's Bridge | Kirkstall Valley | Road bridge | 53°48′23.9″N 1°35′15.6″W / 53.806639°N 1.587667°W | Bridge built to enable millworkers to cross between Armley and Kirkstall. Latterly provided access to Kirkstall Power Station before closure. [49] [50] | |
Buffalo Bill Bridge | Armley | Pedestrian bridge | 53°48′12.4″N 1°34′59.4″W / 53.803444°N 1.583167°W | Pedestrian access bridge to Armley Mills Industrial Museum, [51] [52] routinely locked when the museum is closed. | |
Unnamed bridge | Burley | Rail and pipe bridge | 53°48′10.2″N 1°34′50.0″W / 53.802833°N 1.580556°W | Disused rail bridge that had carried railway exhibits to Armley Mills Industrial Museum [53] [52] Partially demolished during Storm Franklin, 2022. [54] | |
Milford Place Bridge | Burley | Pedestrian bridge | 53°48′09.1″N 1°34′47.3″W / 53.802528°N 1.579806°W | [52] | |
Kirkstall Viaduct | Burley | Railway bridge | 53°48′08.8″N 1°34′40.4″W / 53.802444°N 1.577889°W | 1849 | Railway name is Kirkstall Viaduct (even though it is in Burley) as it goes over Kirkstall Road [note 1] [55] [56] [57] [58] |
Viaduct Road Bridge | Burley | Road bridge | 53°48′08.8″N 1°34′40.4″W / 53.802444°N 1.577889°W | ||
Wellington Bridge | Leeds | Road bridge | 53°48′08.8″N 1°34′40.4″W / 53.802444°N 1.577889°W | Original 1819 | Carries A58 road [52] |
Unnamed bridge | Leeds | Railway viaduct | 53°47′40.0″N 1°33′32.5″W / 53.794444°N 1.559028°W | 1846 | Disused viaduct to the former Leeds Central and Leeds Wellington (goods) railway stations [59] |
Monk Bridge | Leeds | Road bridge | 53°47′37.3″N 1°33′30.1″W / 53.793694°N 1.558361°W | 1886 | Carries Whitehall Road [60] |
Whitehall Riverside Bridge | Leeds | Pedestrian bridge | 53°47′36.6″N 1°33′19.8″W / 53.793500°N 1.555500°W | 2007 | [61] |
Leeds railway station | Leeds | Railway bridge | 53°47′39.8″N 1°32′56.2″W / 53.794389°N 1.548944°W | 1854/1869 [62] | Carries the whole of the west end of Leeds railway station [63] [64] |
Waterman's Bridge | Leeds | Pedestrian bridge | 53°47′36.4″N 1°32′53.5″W / 53.793444°N 1.548194°W | 2008 | [52] |
Victoria Bridge | Leeds | Road bridge | 53°47′33.4″N 1°32′49.4″W / 53.792611°N 1.547056°W | 1839 | Carries Neville Street [65] [note 2] |
David Oluwale Bridge | Leeds | Pedestrian and bike bridge | 2023 | Links Water Lane and Sovereign St | |
Leeds Bridge | Leeds | Road bridge | 53°47′33.4″N 1°32′49.4″W / 53.792611°N 1.547056°W | 1873 | Carries Bridge End road. The world's first moving images were shot of traffic on the bridge by Louis Le Prince in 1888 [66] [67] |
Centenary Footbridge | Leeds | Pedestrian bridge | 53°47′39.8″N 1°32′16.0″W / 53.794389°N 1.537778°W | 1993 | Opened to commemorate 100 years of city status for Leeds [68] |
Crown Point Bridge | Leeds | Road bridge | 53°47′39.8″N 1°32′16.0″W / 53.794389°N 1.537778°W | 1842 | Carries the A61 road [52] [69] |
Knight's Way Bridge | Leeds | Pedestrian bridge | 53°47′33.4″N 1°31′59.7″W / 53.792611°N 1.533250°W | 2007 | Opened to allow pedestrian traffic between Clarence Dock and Fearn's Island areas [70] |
Climate Innovation District Bridge | Leeds | Pedestrian bridge | 2019 | Connects the two sites that comprise a new residential development | |
Richmond Bridge | Leeds | Road bridge | 53°47′12.9″N 1°31′29.3″W / 53.786917°N 1.524806°W | Carries A61 road [52] [71] | |
Unnamed bridge | Thwaite Gate | Gas pipeline | 53°46′45.0″N 1°30′51.7″W / 53.779167°N 1.514361°W | Carries gas pipeline [72] | |
Skelton Grange Road Bridge | Thwaite Mills | Private road | 53°46′32.5″N 1°29′55.7″W / 53.775694°N 1.498806°W | Carries private road [73] |
Crossing | Location | Type | Co-ordinates | Date opened | Notes |
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Aire Valley Viaduct | Stourton | Road bridge | 53°45′58.6″N 1°28′54.7″W / 53.766278°N 1.481861°W | 1999 | Carries extension of M1 motorway to A1(M) motorway at Hook Moor [74] [75] |
Unnamed bridge | Rothwell | Railway bridge (disused) | 53°45′59.6″N 1°28′47.8″W / 53.766556°N 1.479944°W | Carried former Skelton to Rothwell colliery line [76] | |
Skelton Bridge | Rothwell | Pedestrian bridge | 53°45′59.2″N 1°28′37.8″W / 53.766444°N 1.477167°W | 2017 | New path and cycleway to connect paths on either side of the river and canal [77] |
Swillington Bridge | Swillington | Road bridge | 53°45′36.0″N 1°26′10.3″W / 53.760000°N 1.436194°W | Carries A642 road [52] [78] | |
Unnamed bridge | Methley | Road bridge | 53°44′55.1″N 1°25′21.3″W / 53.748639°N 1.422583°W | Carries pathways and walking trails [52] | |
Shan House Bridge | Methley | Road bridge | 53°44′30.4″N 1°24′46.4″W / 53.741778°N 1.412889°W | Carries pathways and walking trails [52] | |
Pit Lane Footbridge | Methley | Road bridge | 53°44′39.6″N 1°23′57.1″W / 53.744333°N 1.399194°W | Carries pathways and walking trails [52] | |
Castleford Bridge (Millennium Bridge) |
Castleford | Pedestrian bridge | 53°44′39.6″N 1°23′57.1″W / 53.744333°N 1.399194°W | 2008 | Bridge was opened as part of the town's regeneration and also filmed for Channel 4's Grand Designs programme [79] [80] [81] [82] |
Castleford Bridge | Castleford | Road bridge | 53°43′42.3″N 1°20′58.7″W / 53.728417°N 1.349639°W | 1808 | Carries the A656 road [52] [83] |
Unnamed bridge | Castleford | Road bridge | 53°43′51.0″N 1°20′47.6″W / 53.730833°N 1.346556°W | Carries path [52] | |
Unnamed bridge | Castleford | Road bridge | 53°43′58.8″N 1°20′50.1″W / 53.733000°N 1.347250°W | Carries road [52] | |
Castleford Viaduct | Castleford | Disused railway | 53°44′10.3″N 1°20′23.6″W / 53.736194°N 1.339889°W | 1878 [84] | Girder bridge that used to carry the Castleford–Garforth railway line; may re-open as a cycle and footpath [85] [note 3] |
Aire Bridge | Fairburn | Railway bridge | 53°44′16.9″N 1°17′26.3″W / 53.738028°N 1.290639°W | Carries railway line [52] [86] | |
Lagentium Bridge | Brotherton | Road bridge | 53°44′04.4″N 1°17′08.9″W / 53.734556°N 1.285806°W | 2006 | Bridge carries A1(M) [87] |
Unnamed bridge | Brotherton | Pipe bridge | 53°43′36.1″N 1°16′40.4″W / 53.726694°N 1.277889°W | Carries pipes | |
Brotherton Bridge | Brotherton | Railway bridge | 53°43′24.8″N 1°16′15.8″W / 53.723556°N 1.271056°W | Carries railway line [86] [88] [89] | |
Ferry Bridge | Ferrybridge | Pedestrian bridge | 53°42′57.1″N 1°16′11.0″W / 53.715861°N 1.269722°W | 1804 | Former road bridge [90] |
Unnamed bridge | Ferrybridge | Road bridge | 53°42′57.1″N 1°16′11.0″W / 53.715861°N 1.269722°W | Carries A162 road [52] | |
Unnamed bridge | Willow Garth | Pipeline | 53°42′37.0″N 1°13′27.2″W / 53.710278°N 1.224222°W | Carries pipeline [91] | |
Beal Bridge | Beal | Road bridge | 53°43′25.5″N 1°11′38.5″W / 53.723750°N 1.194028°W | Carries local road [91] | |
Haddlesey Bridge | Chapel Haddlesey | Road bridge | 53°43′42.8″N 1°07′25.8″W / 53.728556°N 1.123833°W | Carries A19 road [91] | |
Temple Hirst Bridges | Temple Hirst | Railway bridges |
53°42′56.2″N 1°05′21.2″W / 53.715611°N 1.089222°W 53°42′56.5″N 1°05′20.2″W / 53.715694°N 1.088944°W |
Railway bridges carrying lines between Doncaster and York, and Doncaster and Selby [92] | |
Aire Bridge (River Aire Viaduct) |
Gowdall | Railway bridge | 53°42′15.2″N 1°03′30.9″W / 53.704222°N 1.058583°W | Carries freight railway to Drax Power Station [86] | |
Carlton New Bridge | Snaith | Road bridge | 53°41′51.0″N 1°01′36.9″W / 53.697500°N 1.026917°W | 1928 | Carries A1041 road [93] |
Newland Bridge | Newland | Road bridge | 53°42′52.0″N 0°57′31.1″W / 53.714444°N 0.958639°W | 1991 | Carries A645 road [94] [95] |
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This is a list of current bridges and other crossings of the River Aire and are listed from source downstream to the river's mouth.
Crossing | Location | Type | Co-ordinates | Date opened | Notes |
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Hanlith Bridge | Kirkby Malham | Road bridge | 54°02′46.7″N 2°09′16.2″W / 54.046306°N 2.154500°W | 18th century | [1] |
Airton Bridge | Airton | Road bridge | 54°01′43.9″N 2°08′53.8″W / 54.028861°N 2.148278°W | 19th century | [2] |
Bell Busk Bridge | Bell Busk | Road bridge | 54°00′12.6″N 2°08′45″W / 54.003500°N 2.14583°W | 18th century | [3] |
Bell Busk Viaduct | Bell Busk | Railway bridge | 54°00′01.1″N 2°08′51.2″W / 54.000306°N 2.147556°W | 1849 [4] | Viaduct carrying the Leeds–Morecambe line [5] |
Coniston Bridge | Coniston Cold | Road bridge | 53°59′27.2″N 2°08′27.4″W / 53.990889°N 2.140944°W | 1763 | Bridge carries A65 road [6] |
Priest Holme Aqueduct | Gargrave | Canal aqueduct | 53°58′48.5″N 2°07′36.4″W / 53.980139°N 2.126778°W | 1790 | Aqueduct carrying Leeds and Liverpool Canal [7] |
Priest Holme Bridge | Gargrave | Railway bridge | 53°58′49.4″N 2°07′27.4″W / 53.980389°N 2.124278°W | 1849 [4] | Carries Leeds–Morecambe railway line [5] |
Stepping stones | Gargrave | pedestrians | 53°58′58.1″N 2°06′29.3″W / 53.982806°N 2.108139°W | Stepping stones in use when river is in low flow [8] [9] | |
Gargrave Bridge | Gargrave | Road bridge | 53°58′57.9″N 2°06′22.2″W / 53.982750°N 2.106167°W | 19th century | [10] |
Niffany Viaduct | Skipton | Railway bridge | 53°57′52.9″N 2°03′51.3″W / 53.964694°N 2.064250°W | 1849 [4] | Carries Leeds–Morecambe railway line [11] |
Inghey River Bridge | Skipton | Road bridge | 53°57′41.4″N 2°03′39.4″W / 53.961500°N 2.060944°W | Carries A59 road [12] | |
Inghey Bridge | Skipton | Pedestrians | 53°57′39.7″N 2°03′38.1″W / 53.961028°N 2.060583°W | 1773 [13] | Former A59 bridge made redundant to vehicular traffic when Skipton bypass was opened in the 1980s. [14] |
Carleton Bridge | Carleton | Road bridge | 53°56′48.9″N 2°01′36.1″W / 53.946917°N 2.026694°W | 1825–1827 | Formerly main route south through the Aire Valley from Skipton [15] |
Railway bridge | Snaygill, Skipton | Railway bridge | 53°56′27.1″N 2°01′19.4″W / 53.940861°N 2.022056°W | Carries Airedale Line [5] | |
Cononley Bridge | Cononley | Road bridge | 53°55′01.8″N 2°00′31.0″W / 53.917167°N 2.008611°W | [16] | |
Kildwick Bridge (A629) | Kildwick | Road bridge | 53°54′26.8″N 1°59′08.0″W / 53.907444°N 1.985556°W | August 1988 | Carries the A629 Kildwick bypass [17] |
Kildwick Bridge | Kildwick | Road bridge | 53°54′26.9″N 1°59′04.2″W / 53.907472°N 1.984500°W | 1313 [18] | Grade I listed bridge bypassed in August 1988 but still open to local traffic [19] |
Silsden Bridge | Silsden | Road bridge | 53°54′09.1″N 1°56′36.0″W / 53.902528°N 1.943333°W | 1790 | Carries A6034 road [20] [21] |
Unnamed bridge | Utley | Road bridge | 53°53′10.4″N 1°55′05.6″W / 53.886222°N 1.918222°W | Carries road to golf club [21] | |
Stock Bridge | Stockbridge, Keighley | Road bridge | 53°52′34.3″N 1°53′17.0″W / 53.876194°N 1.888056°W | 1930 [22] | Road bridge carrying the B6265 (formerly carried the A650 road, bypassed in October 1988) [23] [17] |
Unnamed bridge | Crossflatts | Road bridge | 53°52′34.3″N 1°53′17.0″W / 53.876194°N 1.888056°W | October 1988 [17] | Carries the A650 road [23] |
Unnamed bridge | Crossflatts | Railway bridge | 53°51′44.3″N 1°51′26.3″W / 53.862306°N 1.857306°W | Carries the Airedale Line (includes two spans, one disused) [23] | |
Ireland Bridge | Bingley | Road bridge | 53°51′46.1″N 1°51′25.7″W / 53.862806°N 1.857139°W | 1686 | Carries the B6429 road between Bingley and Cullingworth. [24] |
Unnamed bridge | Bingley | Footbridge | 53°50′42.5″N 1°50′33.8″W / 53.845139°N 1.842722°W | Footbridge in Myrtle Park [25] [26] | |
Unnamed bridge | Bingley | Footbridge | 53°50′36.7″N 1°50′21.9″W / 53.843528°N 1.839417°W | Footbridge in Myrtle Park [25] [26] | |
Cottingley Bridge | Cottingley | Road bridge | 53°50′17.7″N 1°49′50.1″W / 53.838250°N 1.830583°W | Formerly carried the A650 bridge (bypassed in 2003) [27] now carries B6265 [25] [28] | |
Unnamed bridge | Cottingley | Fresh water pipe | 53°50′15.8″N 1°49′41.9″W / 53.837722°N 1.828306°W | 1899 | Castellated bridge that acts as a siphon for the Nidd Aqueduct [29] |
Cottingley Viaduct | Cottingley | Road bridge | 53°50′07.5″N 1°49′07.3″W / 53.835417°N 1.818694°W | December 2003 [27] | Dual carriageway road (A650 bypass) across Aire Valley [30] |
River Aire Viaduct | Dowley Gap | Railway bridge | 53°50′18.8″N 1°48′42.3″W / 53.838556°N 1.811750°W | Carries Airedale Line [31] | |
Dowley Gap Aqueduct (Seven Arches Aqueduct) |
Dowley Gap | Canal aqueduct | 53°50′25.1″N 1°48′56.9″W / 53.840306°N 1.815806°W | 1773 [32] | Carries Leeds and Liverpool Canal [33] |
Unnamed footbridge | Saltaire | Pedestrian footbridge | 53°50′25.1″N 1°48′56.9″W / 53.840306°N 1.815806°W | Links Saltaire with Roberts Park on the north bank of the river [34] | |
Otley Road Bridge | Shipley | Road Bridge | 53°50′13.7″N 1°46′24.0″W / 53.837139°N 1.773333°W | Carries A6038 road between Shipley and Guiseley [25] | |
Charlestown Viaduct | Baildon | Railway viaduct | 53°50′32.8″N 1°45′43.2″W / 53.842444°N 1.762000°W | Carries Wharfedale line [31] | |
Buck Mill Bridge | Thackley | Pedestrian bridge | 53°50′55.0″N 1°44′40.5″W / 53.848611°N 1.744583°W | 1889 | [35] |
Esholt Bridges | Esholt | Sewer pipes | 53°51′12.6″N 1°43′10.9″W / 53.853500°N 1.719694°W | [36] | |
Apperley Viaducts | Apperley Bridge | Railway bridge | 53°50′34.0″N 1°42′39.8″W / 53.842778°N 1.711056°W | 1867/1900 | Carries Airedale Line on 1900 viaduct; 1867 viaduct still standing but unused [31] [37] [38] |
The Bridge | Apperley Bridge | Road bridge | 53°50′16.0″N 1°42′21.8″W / 53.837778°N 1.706056°W | Carries minor road [39] | |
Unnamed bridge | Apperley Bridge | Road bridge | 53°50′13.9″N 1°42′18.7″W / 53.837194°N 1.705194°W | Carries A658 road [25] | |
Woodhouse Bridge | Apperley Bridge | Railway bridge | 53°50′24.0″N 1°41′33.2″W / 53.840000°N 1.692556°W | Carries both Airedale and Wharfedale lines [25] |
Crossing | Location | Type | Co-ordinates | Date opened | Notes |
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Calverley Viaduct | Calverley | Railway bridge | 53°49′55.9″N 1°40′12.4″W / 53.832194°N 1.670111°W | Carries Airedale Line [31] | |
Calverley Bridge | Calverley Bridge | Pedestrian bridge | 53°49′43.4″N 1°39′54.4″W / 53.828722°N 1.665111°W | 1775 [40] | Former road bridge superseded by A6120 bridge just to the east |
Unnamed bridge | Calverley Bridge | Road bridge | 53°49′40.1″N 1°39′43.1″W / 53.827806°N 1.661972°W | Carries A6120 Leeds Ring Road [25] | |
Unnamed bridge | Rodley | Road bridge | 53°49′18.9″N 1°39′08.8″W / 53.821917°N 1.652444°W | Carries traffic to and from Rodley Nature Reserve [41] | |
Unnamed bridge | Newlay | Railway bridge | 53°49′36.7″N 1°38′21.9″W / 53.826861°N 1.639417°W | Carries Airedale Line [31] | |
Newlay Bridge (Pollard Bridge) |
Newlay | Pedestrian bridge | 53°49′41.6″N 1°38′19.5″W / 53.828222°N 1.638750°W | 1819 | Carries pedestrian traffic [42] |
Unnamed bridge | Kirkstall Forge | Road bridge | 53°49′41.6″N 1°38′19.5″W / 53.828222°N 1.638750°W | Girder bridge part of the former Kirkstall Forge Engineering plant [25] [43] [44] | |
Unnamed bridge | Kirkstall Forge | Road bridge | 53°49′41.6″N 1°38′19.5″W / 53.828222°N 1.638750°W | 2015 | Carries traffic to and from Kirkstall Forge railway station only [25] [45] |
Unnamed bridge | Kirkstall Forge | Pedestrian bridge | 53°49′27.3″N 1°37′24.5″W / 53.824250°N 1.623472°W | Pedestrian bridge between buildings on the former Kirkstall Forge Engineering plant [46] | |
Kirkstall Forge Viaduct | Kirkstall Forge | Railway bridge | 53°49′26.2″N 1°37′25.2″W / 53.823944°N 1.623667°W | Carries Airedale Line [31] | |
Kirkstall Bridge | Kirkstall | Road bridge | 53°48′56.9″N 1°36′25.5″W / 53.815806°N 1.607083°W | 1912 | Carries B6157 road [47] |
Kirkstall ford and weir | Kirkstall | Pedestrian crossing | 53°48′56.9″N 1°36′25.5″W / 53.815806°N 1.607083°W | Gritstone ford across to island between the river and millrace [48] | |
Gott's Bridge | Kirkstall Valley | Road bridge | 53°48′23.9″N 1°35′15.6″W / 53.806639°N 1.587667°W | Bridge built to enable millworkers to cross between Armley and Kirkstall. Latterly provided access to Kirkstall Power Station before closure. [49] [50] | |
Buffalo Bill Bridge | Armley | Pedestrian bridge | 53°48′12.4″N 1°34′59.4″W / 53.803444°N 1.583167°W | Pedestrian access bridge to Armley Mills Industrial Museum, [51] [52] routinely locked when the museum is closed. | |
Unnamed bridge | Burley | Rail and pipe bridge | 53°48′10.2″N 1°34′50.0″W / 53.802833°N 1.580556°W | Disused rail bridge that had carried railway exhibits to Armley Mills Industrial Museum [53] [52] Partially demolished during Storm Franklin, 2022. [54] | |
Milford Place Bridge | Burley | Pedestrian bridge | 53°48′09.1″N 1°34′47.3″W / 53.802528°N 1.579806°W | [52] | |
Kirkstall Viaduct | Burley | Railway bridge | 53°48′08.8″N 1°34′40.4″W / 53.802444°N 1.577889°W | 1849 | Railway name is Kirkstall Viaduct (even though it is in Burley) as it goes over Kirkstall Road [note 1] [55] [56] [57] [58] |
Viaduct Road Bridge | Burley | Road bridge | 53°48′08.8″N 1°34′40.4″W / 53.802444°N 1.577889°W | ||
Wellington Bridge | Leeds | Road bridge | 53°48′08.8″N 1°34′40.4″W / 53.802444°N 1.577889°W | Original 1819 | Carries A58 road [52] |
Unnamed bridge | Leeds | Railway viaduct | 53°47′40.0″N 1°33′32.5″W / 53.794444°N 1.559028°W | 1846 | Disused viaduct to the former Leeds Central and Leeds Wellington (goods) railway stations [59] |
Monk Bridge | Leeds | Road bridge | 53°47′37.3″N 1°33′30.1″W / 53.793694°N 1.558361°W | 1886 | Carries Whitehall Road [60] |
Whitehall Riverside Bridge | Leeds | Pedestrian bridge | 53°47′36.6″N 1°33′19.8″W / 53.793500°N 1.555500°W | 2007 | [61] |
Leeds railway station | Leeds | Railway bridge | 53°47′39.8″N 1°32′56.2″W / 53.794389°N 1.548944°W | 1854/1869 [62] | Carries the whole of the west end of Leeds railway station [63] [64] |
Waterman's Bridge | Leeds | Pedestrian bridge | 53°47′36.4″N 1°32′53.5″W / 53.793444°N 1.548194°W | 2008 | [52] |
Victoria Bridge | Leeds | Road bridge | 53°47′33.4″N 1°32′49.4″W / 53.792611°N 1.547056°W | 1839 | Carries Neville Street [65] [note 2] |
David Oluwale Bridge | Leeds | Pedestrian and bike bridge | 2023 | Links Water Lane and Sovereign St | |
Leeds Bridge | Leeds | Road bridge | 53°47′33.4″N 1°32′49.4″W / 53.792611°N 1.547056°W | 1873 | Carries Bridge End road. The world's first moving images were shot of traffic on the bridge by Louis Le Prince in 1888 [66] [67] |
Centenary Footbridge | Leeds | Pedestrian bridge | 53°47′39.8″N 1°32′16.0″W / 53.794389°N 1.537778°W | 1993 | Opened to commemorate 100 years of city status for Leeds [68] |
Crown Point Bridge | Leeds | Road bridge | 53°47′39.8″N 1°32′16.0″W / 53.794389°N 1.537778°W | 1842 | Carries the A61 road [52] [69] |
Knight's Way Bridge | Leeds | Pedestrian bridge | 53°47′33.4″N 1°31′59.7″W / 53.792611°N 1.533250°W | 2007 | Opened to allow pedestrian traffic between Clarence Dock and Fearn's Island areas [70] |
Climate Innovation District Bridge | Leeds | Pedestrian bridge | 2019 | Connects the two sites that comprise a new residential development | |
Richmond Bridge | Leeds | Road bridge | 53°47′12.9″N 1°31′29.3″W / 53.786917°N 1.524806°W | Carries A61 road [52] [71] | |
Unnamed bridge | Thwaite Gate | Gas pipeline | 53°46′45.0″N 1°30′51.7″W / 53.779167°N 1.514361°W | Carries gas pipeline [72] | |
Skelton Grange Road Bridge | Thwaite Mills | Private road | 53°46′32.5″N 1°29′55.7″W / 53.775694°N 1.498806°W | Carries private road [73] |
Crossing | Location | Type | Co-ordinates | Date opened | Notes |
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Aire Valley Viaduct | Stourton | Road bridge | 53°45′58.6″N 1°28′54.7″W / 53.766278°N 1.481861°W | 1999 | Carries extension of M1 motorway to A1(M) motorway at Hook Moor [74] [75] |
Unnamed bridge | Rothwell | Railway bridge (disused) | 53°45′59.6″N 1°28′47.8″W / 53.766556°N 1.479944°W | Carried former Skelton to Rothwell colliery line [76] | |
Skelton Bridge | Rothwell | Pedestrian bridge | 53°45′59.2″N 1°28′37.8″W / 53.766444°N 1.477167°W | 2017 | New path and cycleway to connect paths on either side of the river and canal [77] |
Swillington Bridge | Swillington | Road bridge | 53°45′36.0″N 1°26′10.3″W / 53.760000°N 1.436194°W | Carries A642 road [52] [78] | |
Unnamed bridge | Methley | Road bridge | 53°44′55.1″N 1°25′21.3″W / 53.748639°N 1.422583°W | Carries pathways and walking trails [52] | |
Shan House Bridge | Methley | Road bridge | 53°44′30.4″N 1°24′46.4″W / 53.741778°N 1.412889°W | Carries pathways and walking trails [52] | |
Pit Lane Footbridge | Methley | Road bridge | 53°44′39.6″N 1°23′57.1″W / 53.744333°N 1.399194°W | Carries pathways and walking trails [52] | |
Castleford Bridge (Millennium Bridge) |
Castleford | Pedestrian bridge | 53°44′39.6″N 1°23′57.1″W / 53.744333°N 1.399194°W | 2008 | Bridge was opened as part of the town's regeneration and also filmed for Channel 4's Grand Designs programme [79] [80] [81] [82] |
Castleford Bridge | Castleford | Road bridge | 53°43′42.3″N 1°20′58.7″W / 53.728417°N 1.349639°W | 1808 | Carries the A656 road [52] [83] |
Unnamed bridge | Castleford | Road bridge | 53°43′51.0″N 1°20′47.6″W / 53.730833°N 1.346556°W | Carries path [52] | |
Unnamed bridge | Castleford | Road bridge | 53°43′58.8″N 1°20′50.1″W / 53.733000°N 1.347250°W | Carries road [52] | |
Castleford Viaduct | Castleford | Disused railway | 53°44′10.3″N 1°20′23.6″W / 53.736194°N 1.339889°W | 1878 [84] | Girder bridge that used to carry the Castleford–Garforth railway line; may re-open as a cycle and footpath [85] [note 3] |
Aire Bridge | Fairburn | Railway bridge | 53°44′16.9″N 1°17′26.3″W / 53.738028°N 1.290639°W | Carries railway line [52] [86] | |
Lagentium Bridge | Brotherton | Road bridge | 53°44′04.4″N 1°17′08.9″W / 53.734556°N 1.285806°W | 2006 | Bridge carries A1(M) [87] |
Unnamed bridge | Brotherton | Pipe bridge | 53°43′36.1″N 1°16′40.4″W / 53.726694°N 1.277889°W | Carries pipes | |
Brotherton Bridge | Brotherton | Railway bridge | 53°43′24.8″N 1°16′15.8″W / 53.723556°N 1.271056°W | Carries railway line [86] [88] [89] | |
Ferry Bridge | Ferrybridge | Pedestrian bridge | 53°42′57.1″N 1°16′11.0″W / 53.715861°N 1.269722°W | 1804 | Former road bridge [90] |
Unnamed bridge | Ferrybridge | Road bridge | 53°42′57.1″N 1°16′11.0″W / 53.715861°N 1.269722°W | Carries A162 road [52] | |
Unnamed bridge | Willow Garth | Pipeline | 53°42′37.0″N 1°13′27.2″W / 53.710278°N 1.224222°W | Carries pipeline [91] | |
Beal Bridge | Beal | Road bridge | 53°43′25.5″N 1°11′38.5″W / 53.723750°N 1.194028°W | Carries local road [91] | |
Haddlesey Bridge | Chapel Haddlesey | Road bridge | 53°43′42.8″N 1°07′25.8″W / 53.728556°N 1.123833°W | Carries A19 road [91] | |
Temple Hirst Bridges | Temple Hirst | Railway bridges |
53°42′56.2″N 1°05′21.2″W / 53.715611°N 1.089222°W 53°42′56.5″N 1°05′20.2″W / 53.715694°N 1.088944°W |
Railway bridges carrying lines between Doncaster and York, and Doncaster and Selby [92] | |
Aire Bridge (River Aire Viaduct) |
Gowdall | Railway bridge | 53°42′15.2″N 1°03′30.9″W / 53.704222°N 1.058583°W | Carries freight railway to Drax Power Station [86] | |
Carlton New Bridge | Snaith | Road bridge | 53°41′51.0″N 1°01′36.9″W / 53.697500°N 1.026917°W | 1928 | Carries A1041 road [93] |
Newland Bridge | Newland | Road bridge | 53°42′52.0″N 0°57′31.1″W / 53.714444°N 0.958639°W | 1991 | Carries A645 road [94] [95] |
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