Gasworks Bridge - Sowerby Bridge

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Erected in 1816 this is the earliest cast iron bridge in West Yorkshire still in existence. The bridge is comprised comprises of four ribs at three foot centres, and spans the River Calder in a single arch of 92ft (28.04m) with a rise of 9.2ft (2.8m). The iron work for the bridge was cast at Shelf Iron Works by Aydon and Elwell. View of the bridge plaque, housed in Calderdale Industrial Museum, S

Date 9 September 2017