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List of crossings of the River Wharfe

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This is a list of crossings of the River Wharfe, a river in Yorkshire, England, in the downstream direction from the Oughtershaw Beck to the confluence with the River Ouse.

List of crossings

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Crossing Carries Location Coordinates Type Picture

Craven, North Yorkshire

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Oughtershaw Footbridge Public footpath Oughtershaw
Beckermonds Bridge Public road Beckermonds
Deepdale Bridge Public road Deepdale
Yockenthwaite Bridge Farm track and public footpath Yockenthwaite Stone arch bridge
Hubberholme Bridge Public road Hubberholme
Buckden Bridge Public road Buckden
Starbotton footbridge Dales Way footpath Starbotton Wooden footbridge
Kettlewell Bridge B6160 road Kettlewell
Conistone Bridge Public road Conistone
Grassington Bridge Public road Grassington
Tin Bridge Footpath Grassington
Linton Stepping Stones Footpath Linton, North Yorkshire Stepping stones
Hebden Suspension Bridge Footpath Hebden Suspension bridge
Burnsall Bridge Public road Burnsall
Drebley stepping stones Public footpath Between Drebley and Howgill Stepping stones
Barden Bridge Public road Barden
Strid footbridge Dales Way public footpath Bolton Abbey
Bolton Abbey Pavilion footbridge Dales Way public footpath Bolton Abbey
Bolton Abbey stepping stones Dales Way public footpath Bolton Abbey
Bolton Abbey footbridge Dales Way public footpath Bolton Abbey
Bolton Abbey old bridge Public road Bolton Abbey Stone arch
Bolton Abbey new bridge A59 Bolton Abbey

Bradford, West Yorkshire and Craven, North Yorkshire

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West Hall suspension bridge Footpath Addingham, West Yorkshire Suspension bridge

Bradford, West Yorkshire

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Ilkley Old Bridge Footpath Ilkley
Ilkley New Bridge Public road Ilkley
Denton Road footbridge Footpath Ilkley
Ilkley Stepping stones Public Footpath Ilkley

Bradford, West Yorkshire and Harrogate, North Yorkshire

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Denton Road road bridge Public road Ilkley
Stepping stones Public Footpath Burley-in-Wharfedale Stepping stones, unusable at high water levels.
The Burley Bridge Association is campaigning to have a footbridge built here, as has been requested by local residents since 1898.[1]

Leeds, West Yorkshire

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Otley Bridge Public road Otley
Otley footbridge Footpath Otley

Leeds, West Yorkshire and Harrogate, North Yorkshire

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Pool Bridge A658 Pool-in-Wharfedale
Arthington Viaduct Leeds-Harrogate-York railway line Arthington
Harewood Bridge A61 Harewood
Woodhall Bridge Public footpath East Keswick

Leeds, West Yorkshire

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Linton Bridge Public road Collingham and Linton
Ings footbridge Public footpath Wetherby
Wetherby Bridge A661 Boston Road Wetherby and Micklethwaite
First Wetherby Bypass bridge A168 Privas Way Wetherby
Second Wetherby Bypass bridge A1(M) Wetherby
Leys Lane bridge Private access road Boston Spa
Thorp Arch Bridge Public road Boston Spa and Thorp Arch

Leeds, West Yorkshire and Selby, North Yorkshire

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Thorp Arch railway bridge Formerly part of the Harrogate - Church Fenton Railway Line, it was not connected to anything after the railway line was decommissioned. It could therefore not be used as a crossing at that time. However, in 2018 it was renovated and re-opened as part of a new housing development.[2] Thorp Arch Trading Estate

Selby, North Yorkshire

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Tadcaster Viaduct Public footpath Tadcaster
Tadcaster Bridge A659
Tadcaster
Tadcaster bypass bridge A64 Tadcaster
Ulleskelf railway bridge Dearne Valley Line and York and Selby Lines Ulleskelf
Ozendyke railway bridge East Coast Main Line Ozendyke

References

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  1. ^ "History". Burley Bridge Association. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ Redrow Homes. "Bridging Newton Kyme and Thorp Arch", 30 January 2018. Retrieved on 17 October 2019.