List of crossings of the River Aire

This is a list of current bridges and other crossings of the River Aire and are listed from source downstream to the river's mouth.

Crossings

Source to Apperley Bridge Crossing Location Type Co-ordinates Date opened Notes PhotoHanlith BridgeKirkby MalhamRoad bridge 18th centuryAirton BridgeAirtonRoad bridge 19th centuryBell Busk BridgeBell BuskRoad bridge 18th centuryBell Busk ViaductBell BuskRailway bridge 1849Viaduct carrying the Leeds–Morecambe lineConiston BridgeConiston ColdRoad bridge 1763Bridge carries A65 roadPriest Holme AqueductGargraveCanal aqueduct 1790Aqueduct carrying Leeds and Liverpool CanalPriest Holme BridgeGargraveRailway bridge 1849Carries Leeds–Morecambe railway lineStepping stonesGargravepedestrians Stepping stones in use when river is in low flowGargrave BridgeGargraveRoad bridge19th centuryNiffany ViaductSkiptonRailway bridge1849 (0riginal) (replaced)Carries Leeds–Morecambe railway lineInghey River BridgeSkiptonRoad bridgeCarries A59 roadInghey BridgeSkiptonPedestrians1773Former A59 bridge made redundant to vehicular traffic when Skipton bypass was opened in the 1980s.Carleton BridgeCarletonRoad bridge1825–1827Formerly main route south through the Aire Valley from SkiptonRailway bridgeSnaygill, SkiptonRailway bridgeCarries Airedale LineCononley BridgeCononleyRoad bridgeKildwick Bridge (A629)KildwickRoad bridgeAugust 1988Carries the A629 Kildwick bypassKildwick BridgeKildwickRoad bridge1313Grade I listed bridge bypassed in August 1988 but still open to local trafficSilsden BridgeSilsdenRoad bridge 1790Carries A6034 roadUnnamed bridgeUtleyRoad bridge Carries road to golf clubStock BridgeStockbridge, KeighleyRoad bridge 1930Road bridge carrying the B6265 (formerly carried the A650 road, bypassed in October 1988)Unnamed bridgeCrossflattsRoad bridge October 1988Carries the A650 roadUnnamed bridgeCrossflattsRailway bridge Carries the Airedale Line (includes two spans, one disused)Ireland BridgeBingleyRoad bridge 1686Carries the B6429 road between Bingley and Cullingworth.Unnamed bridgeBingleyFootbridge Footbridge in Myrtle ParkUnnamed bridgeBingleyFootbridge Footbridge in Myrtle ParkCottingley BridgeCottingleyRoad bridge Formerly carried the A650 bridge (bypassed in 2003) now carries B6265Unnamed bridgeCottingleyFresh water pipe 1899Castellated bridge that acts as a siphon for the Nidd AqueductCottingley ViaductCottingleyRoad bridge December 2003Dual carriageway road (A650 bypass) across Aire ValleyRiver Aire Viaduct Dowley GapRailway bridge Carries Airedale LineDowley Gap Aqueduct(Seven Arches Aqueduct)Dowley GapCanal aqueduct 1773Carries Leeds and Liverpool CanalUnnamed footbridgeSaltairePedestrian footbridge Links Saltaire with Roberts Park on the north bank of the riverOtley Road BridgeShipleyRoad Bridge Carries A6038 road between Shipley and GuiseleyCharlestown ViaductBaildonRailway viaduct Carries Wharfedale lineBuck Mill BridgeThackleyPedestrian bridge 1889Esholt BridgesEsholtSewer pipes Apperley ViaductsApperley BridgeRailway bridge 1867/1900Carries Airedale Line on 1900 viaduct; 1867 viaduct still standing but unusedThe BridgeApperley BridgeRoad bridge Carries minor roadUnnamed bridgeApperley BridgeRoad bridge Carries A658 roadWoodhouse BridgeApperley BridgeRailway bridge Carries both Airedale and Wharfedale lines

Calverley to Knowsthorpe

Crossing Location Type Co-ordinates Date opened Notes PhotoCalverley ViaductCalverleyRailway bridge Carries Airedale LineCalverley BridgeCalverley BridgePedestrian bridge 1775Former road bridge superseded by A6120 bridge just to the eastUnnamed bridgeCalverley BridgeRoad bridge Carries A6120 Leeds Ring RoadUnnamed bridgeRodleyRoad bridge Carries traffic to and from Rodley Nature ReserveUnnamed bridgeNewlayRailway bridge Carries Airedale LineNewlay Bridge(Pollard Bridge)NewlayPedestrian bridge 1819Carries pedestrian trafficUnnamed bridgeKirkstall ForgeRoad bridge Girder bridge part of the former Kirkstall Forge Engineering plantKirkstall Forge Station BridgeKirkstall ForgeRoad bridge 2015Carries traffic to and from Kirkstall Forge railway station onlyKirkstall Forge FootbridgeKirkstall ForgePedestrian bridge Pedestrian bridge between buildings on the former Kirkstall Forge Engineering plantKirkstall Forge ViaductKirkstall ForgeRailway bridge Double Crossing. Carries Airedale LineKirkstall BridgeKirkstallRoad bridge 1912Carries B6157 roadKirkstall ford and weirKirkstallFord Gritstone ford across to island between the river and millraceGott's BridgeKirkstall ValleyRoad bridge Bridge built to enable millworkers to cross between Armley and Kirkstall. Latterly provided access to Kirkstall Power Station before closure.Buffalo Bill BridgeArmleyPedestrian bridge Pedestrian access bridge to Armley Mills Industrial Museum, routinely locked when the museum is closed.Unnamed bridgeBurleyRail and pipe bridgeDisused rail bridge that had carried railway exhibits to Armley Mills Industrial Museum Partially demolished during Storm Franklin, 2022.Milford Place BridgeBurleyPedestrian bridge Kirkstall ViaductBurleyRailway bridge 1849Railway name is Kirkstall Viaduct (even though it is in Burley) as it goes over Kirkstall RoadBairstow in "Railways Through Airedale and Wharfedale" lists it as Burley ViaductViaduct Road BridgeBurleyRoad bridge Wellington BridgeLeedsRoad bridge Original 1819Carries A58 roadCentral ViaductLeedsRailway viaduct 1846Disused viaduct to the former Leeds Central and Leeds Wellington (goods) railway stationsMonk BridgeLeedsRoad bridge1886Carries Whitehall RoadWhitehall Riverside BridgeLeedsPedestrian bridge2007Leeds railway stationLeedsRailway bridge1854/1869Carries the whole of the west end of Leeds railway stationWaterman's BridgeLeedsPedestrian bridge2008Victoria BridgeLeedsRoad bridge1839Carries Neville StreetFrom Victoria Bridge to Richmond Bridge, the River runs in conjunction with the Aire and Calder NavigationDavid Oluwale BridgeLeedsPedestrian and bike bridge2023Links Water Lane and Sovereign StLeeds BridgeLeedsRoad bridge1873Carries Bridge End road. The world's first moving images were shot of traffic on the bridge by Louis Le Prince in 1888Centenary FootbridgeLeedsPedestrian bridge1993Opened to commemorate 100 years of city status for LeedsCrown Point BridgeLeedsRoad bridge1842Carries the A61 roadKnight's Way BridgeLeedsPedestrian bridge2007Opened to allow pedestrian traffic between Clarence Dock and Fearn's Island areasClimate Innovation District BridgeLeedsPedestrian bridge2019Connects the two sites that comprise a new residential developmentRichmond BridgeLeedsRoad bridgeCarries A61 roadUnnamed bridgeThwaite GateGas pipelineCarries gas pipelineKnowsthorpe Weir bridgeKnowsthorpeCycle and Pedestrian bridgeSkelton Grange Road BridgeThwaite MillsPrivate roadCarries private road

Stourton to river mouth Crossing Location Type Co-ordinates Date opened Notes PhotoAire Valley ViaductStourtonRoad bridge1999Carries extension of M1 motorway to A1(M) motorway at Hook MoorUnnamed bridgeRothwellRailway bridge (disused)Carried former Skelton to Rothwell colliery lineSkelton BridgeRothwellPedestrian bridge2017New path and cycleway to connect paths on either side of the river and canalSwillington BridgeSwillingtonRoad bridgeCarries A642 roadUnnamed bridgeMethleyRoad bridgeCarries pathways and walking trailsShan House BridgeMethleyRoad bridgeCarries pathways and walking trailsCaroline FootbridgeMethleyRoad bridgeCarries pathways and walking trailsCastleford Bridge(Millennium Bridge)CastlefordPedestrian bridge2008Bridge was opened as part of the town's regeneration and also filmed for Channel 4's Grand Designs programmeCastleford BridgeCastlefordRoad bridge1808Carries the A656 roadUnnamed bridgeCastlefordRoad bridgeCarries pathUnnamed bridgeCastlefordRoad bridgeCarries roadCastleford ViaductCastlefordDisused railway1878Girder bridge that used to carry the Castleford–Garforth railway line; may re-open as a cycle and footpathFrom Castleford Viaduct to A162 road bridge, the River runs in conjunction with the Aire and Calder NavigationAire BridgeFairburnRailway bridgeCarries railway lineLagentium BridgeBrothertonRoad bridge2006Bridge carries A1(M)Unnamed bridgeBrothertonPipe bridgeCarries pipesBrotherton BridgeBrothertonRailway bridgeCarries railway lineFerry BridgeFerrybridgePedestrian bridge1804Former road bridgeUnnamed bridgeFerrybridgeRoad bridgeCarries A162 roadUnnamed bridgeWillow GarthPipelineCarries pipelineBeal BridgeBealRoad bridgeCarries local roadHaddlesey BridgeChapel HaddleseyRoad bridgeCarries A19 roadTemple Hirst BridgesTemple HirstRailway bridgesRailway bridges carrying lines between and , and Doncaster and Aire Bridge(River Aire Viaduct)GowdallRailway bridgeCarries freight railway to Drax Power StationCarlton New BridgeSnaithRoad bridge1928Carries A1041 roadNewland BridgeNewlandRoad bridge1991Carries A645 road

Gallery

See also List of crossings of the River Calder Notes

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