Bridge Name: | Ledgard Bridge |
Also Known As: | Mirfield Bridge |
Carries: | Newgate Street |
Crosses: | River Calder |
Locale: | Mirfield, West Yorkshire |
Design: | arch bridge |
Material: | stone |
Spans: | 4 |
Pierswater: | 2 |
Open: | 1800 |
Coordinates: | 53.6719°N -1.6976°W |
Heritage: | Grade II listed |
Ledgard Bridge crosses the River Calder in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1800 as a replacement for an earlier bridge in the same location and is a Grade II listed structure.
The first bridge to cross the River Calder in Mirfield was a wooden structure built in 1303.[1] This was replaced many times, one earlier stone bridge being named as Ledger Bridge on a 1773 map of the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] The 1800 bridge survived the great flood of 20 September 1946 which caused much damage along the whole valley.[3]