List of bridges and viaducts in Lincolnshire

This is a list of all the bridges and viaducts in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England.

Bridges are listed under their current use or traffic. For example, Torksey Viaduct is listed under 'Highway' as it is now used by foot and cycle traffic, and not under 'Railway' as it used to be. However, if the bridge or viaduct has not been re-purposed yet it listed in the section of its original use.

Railway bridges

NameCrossesLocalityLength (m)Longest Span (m)DateTypeGradeNotesImageBarkston East Junction Railway BridgeRiver WithamBarkstonCarries Grantham to Sleaford Line (Poacher Line).Barkston Junction BridgeGrantham to Sleaford Line (Poacher Line).BarkstonSteel BeamCarries East Coast Main Line. Bridge No7aBarkston North Junction Railway BridgeRiver WithamMarstonCarries East Coast Main LineBrigg Railway BridgeNew River AncholmeBriggCarries Gainsborough to Grimsby railway.Cadney Road Railway BridgeOld River Ancholme, Cadney RoadBriggIron Box GirderCarries Gainsborough to Grimsby railway.Claypole Railway BridgeRiver WithamClaypoleCarries the East Coast Main Line.Coningsby Railway Bridge 1Hunter's Lane (Unclassified road)Coningsby1913Carried the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway. Now partially dismantled.Coningsby Railway Bridge 2River BainConingsby1913Brick ArchCarried the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway.Coningsby Railway Bridge 3A153 Tumby RoadConingsby1913Carried the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway. Now dismantled.Cow Bridge Drain Railway BridgeCow Bridge DrainCowbridge, BostonCarries the Poacher Line (Nottingham to Skegness)East Holmes BridgeRiver WithamLincolnBrick ArchCarries the Newark to Lincoln Line.Grand Sluice Railway BridgeRiver WithamBoston1885Iron Truss BridgeIIDesigned by Richard Johnson. Originally double track but now single. Carries the Poacher Line. Keadby BridgeRiver TrentAlthorpe167461916Rolling liftIIAlso known as the King George V Bridge. Combined road and rail bridge.Maud Foster Railway BridgeMaud Foster DrainBoston30301922Iron Box GirderCarries the Poacher Line (Nottingham to Skegness)Saxilby Rail BridgeFoss DykeSaxilbyIron BeamCarries Lincoln to Gainsborough LineSpalding East Railway Bridge Coronation Channel (River Welland)SpaldingIron BeamDisused.Spittlegate Railway BridgeRiver WithamSpittlegateCarries the East Coast Main Line.Stamp End BridgeRiver WithamLincoln201848/1903Iron Box GirderIIOldest Iron Box Girder Bridge in Britain and possibly the World. Partially reconstructed in 1903.Swing Bridge (Boston Docks)River WithamBoston1884Iron Swing BridgeIICarries a branch into Boston Docks.Trent Junction Railway BridgeRiver TrentGainsborough138Carries the Sheffield to Lincoln Line.Vazon Sliding Railway BridgeStainforth and Keadby CanalKeadbySliding BridgeWorlaby Railway BridgeRiver AncholmeWorlabyIron Box GirderCarries the Scunthorpe to Grimsby Line.

Highway bridges

A

NameCrossesLocalityLength (m)Longest Span (m)DateTypeGradeNotesImageAgnes Street FootbridgeRiver WithamGranthamPublic footpath.Aswardby BridgeRiver LymnAswardbyAubourne Bridge 1River WithamAubournSteel trussPublic bridleway. Deemed unsafe by Lincolnshire County Council with users advised to use the next bridge upstream.Aubourne Bridge 2River WithamAubournConcrete beamPublic footpathAubourne Fen BridgeRiver BrantAubournCarries farm track. No public access.Aubourne Weir FootbridgeRiver BrantAubournConcrete beamPublic footpath. Part of the weir infrastructure. Also known as Mill Weir and Haddington Weir.

B

NameCrossesLocalityLength (m)Longest Span (m)DateTypeGradeNotesImageBardney BridgeRiver WithamBardney30301894Iron TrussBuilt by Sherwin Reynolds & Son of Boston. Carries B1190. Single track.Bardney Lock BridgeRiver WithamBardney and Branston Island78Iron Box GirderCarries the Water Rail Way, part of the National Cycle Network (Route 1) managed by Sustrans. It used to carry the Lincolnshire Loop Line (Boston to Lincoln).Bargate Sluice Footbridge 1River WithamBoultham, LincolnConcrete BeamPublic Footpath.Bargate Sluice Footbridge 2Sincil DikeBoultham, LincolnSteel ArchPublic Footpath.Bargate Sluice Footbridge 3Sincil DikeBoultham, LincolnSteel ArchPublic Footpath. Also known as Webb Street Footbridge.Barkston BridgeRiver WithamBarkstonBrick ArchCarries Station Road (minor road) between Barkston and Marston.Barkston Pipe BridgeRiver WithamBarkstonPipe BridgeBarnby Bridge 1River WithamBarnby in the Willows Carries farm track. Public footpath.Barnby Bridge 2River WithamBarnby in the Willows Carries farm track. Public footpath.FootbridgeRiver WithamBarnby in the Willows Public footpathBassingham Fen BridgeRiver BrantBassinghamCarries farm track. No public access.Beckingham Bridge 1River WithamBeckinghamCarries farm track. No public access.Beckingham Bridge 2River WithamBeckinghamCarries farm track. No public access.Belton Bridge 1River WithamBeltonCarries Belton Bypass A607.Belton Bridge 2River WithamBelton1903Stone ArchIICarries Main Road (minor road) through Belton.Belton Footbridge 1River WithamBeltonPart of the Belton House Estate.Belton Footbridge 2River Witham (former course)BeltonPart of the Belton House Estate.Belton Footbridge 3River WithamBeltonTimber BeamPart of the Belton House Estate.Belton Footbridge 4River Witham (former course)BeltonTimber BeamPart of the Belton House Estate.Birdhouse Clough Pipe BridgeRiver AncholmeWorlabySteel TrussCarries pipelines.Bishop BridgeRiver AncholmeBishopbridgeCarries A631. Confluence of the Rivers Ancholme and Rase, and the beginning of the New River Ancholme drainage channel.Bishopbridge Weir FootbridgeRiver AncholmeBishopbridgeIron TrussNo public Access. Part of the weir infrastructure. Point at which the Ancholme ceases to be navigable. Black Dike BridgeBlack DikeWaddinghamBrick ArchCarries B1205.Black Dike FootbridgeBlack DikeWaddinghamSteel ArchPublic Footpath.Black Sluice Pumping StationSouth Forty Foot DrainBoston1946The road bridge is part of the sluice infrastructure.Blackmoor BridgeRiver BrantAubournCarries Blackmoor Road (minor road) between Harmston and Aubourn.Blackmoor Farm BridgeRiver WithamAubournCarries farm track. No public access.Boultham Avenue BridgeRiver WithamLincolnConcrete BeamCarries Boultham Avenue (minor road).Brace BridgeRiver WithamBracebridge, Lincoln1927Stone ArchCarries A1434. Site of ancient crossing of the Roman Fosse Way of the River Witham.Brandon Bridge 1River BrantBrandonCarries farm track. Public footpath.Brandon Bridge 2River BrantBrandonCarries farm trackBrandon Bridge 3River BrantBrandonCarries Hough Road (minor road) between Brandon and Hough on the Hill.Brandon Bridge 4River BrantBrandonCarries Grange Road (minor road) between Brandon and Hough on the Hill.Brandy Wharf BridgeNew River AncholmeWaddinghamIron ArchCarries B1205.Brant Broughton BridgeRiver BrantBrant BroughtonConcrete beamCarries minor rod between Brant Broughton and Welbourn.Brayford FlyoverFossdyke NavigationLincoln1521996Steel BeamCarries B1273.Brayford Wharf East Footbridge 1River WithamLincolnSteel ArchDisusedBrayford Wharf East Footbridge 2River WithamLincolnConcrete BeamProvides access to the University of Lincoln.Bridge End Road BridgeRiver WithamGranthamCarries Bridge End Road (A52).Bridgewater House Footbridge 1River WithamBeltonNo public access.Bridgewater House Footbridge 2River WithamBeltonNo public access.Brigg Pipe BridgeRiver AncholmeBriggCarries pipeline.Broughton BridgeRiver AncholmeBroughton19th centuryIron Inverted SuspensionIICarries farm track. Public Footpath.Brown's BridgeRiver AncholmeSnitterby19th centuryIron ArchCarries farm track. No public access.Bycroft's BridgeRiver LymnWainfleet BankCarries Brewster Lane (minor road) between Wainfleet Bank and Wainfleet All Saints.

C

NameCrossesLocalityLength (m)Longest Span (m)DateTypeGradeNotesImageCadney BridgeRiver AncholmeCadney1882Iron ArchIICarries farm track. Public Footpath. Designed by Alfred Atkinson.Caistor Canal Lock 1 BridgeCaistor CanalSouth Kelsey1795Steel ArchIIPublic Footpath. Listing due to abutments not the span itself.Carlton Lowfield FootbridgeRiver BrantCarlton-le-MoorlandSteel BeamPublic footpathCastlethorpe BridgeRiver AncholmeCastlethorpeIron TrussCarries farm track. Public Footpath.Castlethorpe Pipe BridgeRiver AncholmeCastlethorpeSteel TrussCarries pipeline.Caythorpe Low Fields Bridge 1River BrantCaythorpeCarries farm track. No public access.Caythorpe Low Fields Bridge 2River BrantCaythorpeCarries Gorse Hill Lane (minor road) between Brandon and Caythorpe.Caythorpe Low Fields Bridge 2River BrantBrandonCarries farm track. No public access.Chain Bridge (new)River LymnWainfleet All SaintsConcrete BeamCarries A52.Chain Bridge (old)River LymnWainfleet All SaintsIron BeamNo public access. Carries farm track; it was a minor road before the New Chain Bridge (A52 Wainfleet Bypass) was built.Childers North DroveCoronation Channel (River Welland)SpaldingConcrete BeamCarries farm track. Public bridleway.Childers South DroveCoronation Channel (River Welland)SpaldingCarries farm track. Public bridleway.Church BridgeRiver WithamBassinghamConcrete BeamPublic footpathCity Square BridgeRiver WithamLincolnSteel ArchFootbridge connecting City Square and the Waterside Shopping Centre.Claypole BridgeRiver WithamClaypoleBrick ArchCarries Shire Lane (minor road) between Balderton and Claypole.Claypole FootbridgeRiver WithamClaypoleSteel BeamPublic footpathClough BridgeRiver LymnFirsbyCarries minor road between Thorpe Fendykes and Firsby.Clough BridgeRiver LymnWainfleet CloughNo public access. Carries farm track.College Street FootbridgeRiver WithamGranthamPublic footpath.Corporation BridgeAlexandra DockGrimsby1501925BasculeDesigned by Charles Sacre. Replaced an earlier bridge from 1872.County BridgeOld River AncholmeBrigg1828Stone ArchIIAlso known as Old Town Bridge.Cow Bridge Maud Foster DrainCowbridge, Boston1811Iron ArchIIPublic Footpath. Cast at the Butterley Works in Derbyshire.Cowbit Road BridgeCoronation Channel (River Welland)SpaldingConcrete BeamCarries Cowbit Road (B1172) between Spalding and Spalding Bypass.Cowbridge Lock FootbridgeWest Fen DrainCowbridge, BostonConcrete BeamPublic Footpath. Part of sluice/lock infrastructure.Crosskeys BridgeRiver NeneSutton Bridge1897Swing II*Formerly carried a railway.Crowle Bridge (New)Stainforth and Keadby Canal and South Humberside Main LineCrowleConcrete BeamCarries A161. Replaced a swing bridge.Crow's BridgeRiver LymnWainfleet Bank1812Brick ArchIICarries minor road between Wainfleet Bank and Wainfleet All Saints. Designed by John Rennie.

D

NameCrossesLocalityLength (m)Longest Span (m)DateTypeGradeNotesImageDale BridgeThe DaleWest RasenConcrete BeamCarries A631.Dixon Street BridgeRiver WithamLincolnConcrete ArchCarries Dixon Street (B1360).Doddington BridgeRiver WithamDry DoddingtonConcrete BeamCarries Doddington Lane (minor road) between Dry Doddington and the A1.Duckpool BridgeCatchwater DrainStixwouldConcrete ArchCarries minor road (C603) between Stixwould and Bucknall/Horsington.Dudley Road FootbridgeRiver WithamGranthamSteel ArchPublic footpath.Dunham BridgeRiver TrentDunham-on-Trent1832/1979Steel BeamCurrent bridge rebuilt on original piers.

E

NameCrossesLocalityLength (m)Longest Span (m)DateTypeGradeNotesImageEast Drain BridgeEast DrainOwersbyBrick ArchPublic Footpath.

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