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This is a list of current bridges and other crossings of the River Ouse in Yorkshire, and are listed from Ouse Gill Beck downstream to the river's mouth. The River Ouse is listed on mapping as starting where the Ouse Gill Beck enters the River Ure, just south of the village of Great Ouseburn, (SE473604).[1] The Ouse joins the River Trent at Trent Falls, and becomes The Humber. Thereafter, there is only one other bridge, the Humber Bridge, before the river flows into the sea.
Great Ouseburn to river mouth
Crossing | Location | Type | Co-ordinates | Date opened | Listing | Notes | Ref |
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Linton Lock | Linton-on-Ouse | Foot | 54°02′05″N 1°14′19″W / 54.0347°N 1.2386°W | 1767 | Grade II | Lock on the navigable River Ouse | [2] |
Skelton Bridge | Nether Poppleton | Railway | 53°59′27″N 1°08′20″W / 53.9909°N 1.1389°W | 1839/1942 | N/A | Twin-track railway bridge, built c. 1839 by John Green, and single span line bridge built adjacent to Skelton Bridge to the west in 1942. | [3][4][5] |
A1237 Bridge | Nether Poppleton | Road | 53°59′00″N 1°07′46″W / 53.9834°N 1.1295°W | 1987 | N/A | Carries northern York Ring Road | [6] |
Clifton Bridge | Clifton | Road | 53°58′04″N 1°06′12″W / 53.9678°N 1.1034°W | 1963 | N/A | Carries the A1176 road. Temporary bridge built in 1961 on the site by the army in anticipation of vehicular traffic for a Royal Wedding in York Minster. This paved the way for the permanent bridge in 1963. | [7][8][9] |
Scarborough Bridge | York | Railway | 53°57′41″N 1°05′34″W / 53.9613°N 1.0927°W | 2015 | N/A | Carries the York to Scarborough railway line. First bridge was built in 1845, replaced in 1877, and then replaced by a newer bridge in 2015. | [10][11][12] |
Lendal Bridge | York | Road | 53°57′36″N 1°05′14″W / 53.9600°N 1.0872°W | 1863 | N/A | Replaced a ferry crossing on the same site. Bridge was strengthened in 1910 to accommodate the tram system being installed. | [13] |
Ouse Bridge | York | Road | 53°57′27″N 1°05′02″W / 53.9575°N 1.0838°W | c. 1810–1820 | Grade II | [14] | |
Skeldergate Bridge | York | Road | 53°57′15″N 1°04′52″W / 53.9541°N 1.0812°W | 1881 | Grade II | Skeldergate had a tollhouse and a building to work the lifting machinery. The far eastern span of the bridge could be raised to allow tall-masted ships to pass. | [15][16] |
Millennium Bridge | York | Foot | 53°57′15″N 1°04′52″W / 53.9541°N 1.0812°W | 2001 | N/A | [17] | |
A64 Bridge | York | Road | 53°55′40″N 1°04′58″W / 53.9277°N 1.0829°W | 1976 | N/A | Opened as part of the southern bypass around York in 1976 | [18] |
Fisherman's Bridge | Naburn | Foot | 53°54′40″N 1°05′28″W / 53.9110°N 1.0912°W | Swing bridge built for the railway in ????. Later became redundant in 1983 upon open of the Selby Diversion railway line. As shipping no longer travels up the Ouse, the bridge is fixed in place. | |||
Cawood Bridge | Cawood | Road | 53°50′01″N 1°07′42″W / 53.8337°N 1.1283°W | ||||
Selby toll bridge | Selby | Road | 53°47′06″N 1°03′52″W / 53.7850°N 1.0644°W | ||||
Selby Swing Bridge | Selby | Railway | 53°47′03″N 1°03′44″W / 53.7841°N 1.0622°W | ||||
River Ouse swing bridge | Selby | Road | 53°46′40″N 1°02′15″W / 53.7778°N 1.0374°W | ||||
Boothferry Bridge | Boothferry | Road | 53°43′39″N 0°53′25″W / 53.7276°N 0.8902°W | ||||
Ouse Bridge | Howden Dyke | Road | 53°43′29″N 0°52′43″W / 53.7247°N 0.8786°W | ||||
Goole Swing Bridge | Goole | Railway | 53°42′47″N 0°50′33″W / 53.7131°N 0.8424°W |
Ferries
The River Ouse has had plenty of ferry crossings in place of bridges. These crossing have lent their names to some of the locations along the river; Boothferry Bridge now occupies the site of the ferry across the river to the hamlet of Booth. Until 1792, when the bridge at Selby was built, the Ouse Bridge in York was the only crossing of the River Ouse, the other way of getting across the river was by a ferry.[19]
See also
References
- ^ Hadfield, Charles (1972). The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England. Vol. 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 93. ISBN 0-7153-5719-0.
- ^ Historic England. "Linton Lock (Grade II) (1151005)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Bell, P. W. R. (2018). "The work and professional status of John (1787–1852) and Benjamin Green (1813–1858) architects and engineers". In Wouters, Ine; Van de Voorde, Stephanie; Bertels, Inge; De Jonge, Krista; Zastavni, Denis (eds.). Building knowledge; constructing histories volume 1. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-138-33230-0.
- ^ Hoole, Kenneth (1986). The North East (3 ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 93. ISBN 0-9465-3731-3.
- ^ Savage, C. I. (1957). Inland transport. London: HMSO. p. 260. OCLC 1114879589.
- ^ King, R. (1989). "Running rings around York". Highways & Transportation. 36 (5). London: Institute of Highways and Transportation: 19–20. ISSN 0265-6868.
- ^ "Clifton Bridge (York, 1963)". structurae.net. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Clifton Bridge". yorkcivictrust.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Why if it wasn't for this bridge we'd still be taking a ferry across the Ouse". York Press. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Fawcett, Bill (1995). A history of the York-Scarborough Railway. Cherry Burton: Hutton Press. p. 14–15. ISBN 1-872167-71-3.
- ^ Bickerdike, Graeme (April 2015). "Monte Carlo or bust!". Rail Engineer. No. 126. Coalville: Rail Media. p. 16. OCLC 1366397730.
- ^ "Victorian rail bridge now good for another 120 years". Premier Construction News. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Stephen (5 February 2018). "A bridge across the Ouse: 8 old photos of Lendal Bridge". York Press. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Ouse Bridge and attached flights of steps (Grade II) (1259354)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Stephen (11 August 2014). "Skeldergate Bridge as you've never seen it before". York Press. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Skeldergate Bridge and attached tollhouse and abutments walls and steps (Grade II) (1256602)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Gordon, Maxine (10 January 2021). ""It united our city" - York's Millennium Bridge at 20 - in pictures". York Press. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Stephen (22 December 2014). "A look back at the construction of York's bypass". York Press. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Slack 1986, p. 54.
Sources
- Duckham, Baron F. (1967). The Yorkshire Ouse; The History of a River Navigation. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. OCLC 5352125.
- Slack, Margaret; Bromley, Kenneth A. (1986). The bridges of Lancashire and Yorkshire. London: R. Hale. ISBN 0709028148.