Kirkham Bridge

About

Kirkham Bridge is a historic structure in Kirkham, North Yorkshire, a village in England. A bridge over the River Derwent at the site was first recorded in 1444, and was also mentioned by John Leland. The current bridge was built in 1806, to a design by John Carr, perhaps including some earlier work in the north arch.

The structure was grade II listed in 1966. In 2014, the parapet was damaged by a heavy goods vehicle, and such vehicles were later banned from using the bridge until it was repaired and resurface, in 2018. The bridge is built of gritstone, and consists of one pointed arch and two segmental arches.

It has cutwaters rising to refuges on the road, a band and a chamfered parapet. It spans a total of 40 yards (37 m) and is 11 feet (3.4 m) wide.