Colne Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Colne Bridge
Locale:Colne Bridge, West Yorkshire
Carries:B6118
Crosses:River Colne
Open:18th Century
Design:Arch
Toll:No
Spans:2
Heritage:Grade II listed structure
Coordinates:53.6775°N -1.7333°W

Colne Bridge is an historic 18th-century bridge near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. A Grade II listed stone-built arch bridge, it spans the River Colne between Bradley and Kirkheaton. A Colne Bridge was mentioned in the Fountains Abbey records of the 12th century. It gave its name to a village, and also to Colne Bridge Mill which was destroyed by fire in 1818.

According to Ted Ruddock, Colne Bridge may have been the design inspiration for John Smeaton's work on the Blackfriars Bridge.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=amQ9AAAAIAAJ&dq=%22colne+bridge%22&pg=PA86 Arch Bridges and Their Builders 1735-1835