Ravensthorpe-Dewsbury Railway Railway Bridge Over River Calder

The railway bridge over the River Calder, built in 1847 for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, features two identical spans supported by large rusticated ashlar abutments and a central pier. The bridge, which opened in 1848, has a cast iron span consisting of six arched girders. The spandrels are designed as a gothic arcade that narrows towards the center. The outer arches are inscribed with "JOSEPH BUTLER & CO. STANNINGLEY IRON WORKS. NR. LEEDS. 1847" and have slightly more decorative detailing. The trusses are supported by cast-iron cross-shaped ties and diagonal tie-bars, while the main arches are bolted together in five sections. The bridge is topped with gothic arcaded parapets made of cast iron.