Blakeborough's Bridge
Coordinates	53°41′51″N1°46′08″W / 53.6974°N 1.7688°W / 53.6974; -1.7688
Carries	Footpath
Crosses	River Calder
Locale	Brighouse, West Yorkshire
Characteristics
Design	Concrete tied-arch bridge
History
Opened	1962
Closed	c1980
Location

Blakeborough's Bridge crosses the River Calder in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1962 to link J. Blakeborough and Sons works and offices that were on different sides of the river.

Contents

• History
• References
• See also

History

Built in 1962 to link J. Blakeborough and Sons works and offices in Birds Royd and River Street to Sherwood Works on the Armytage Road Industrial Estate. ^[1] It was closed to vehicles around 1980 after production ceased on the site. A public footpath crosses the bridge.

The Bridge was built to an American specification and not to a British Standard. ^[2]

References

See also

• List of crossings of the River Calder