Ravensthorpe-Dewsbury Railway Railway Bridge Over River Calder is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1985. Railway bridge.

Ravensthorpe-Dewsbury Railway Railway Bridge Over River Calder

WRENN ID: riven-hinge-vetch
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Kirklees
Country: England
Date first listed: 3 July 1985
Type: Railway bridge
Source: Historic England listing

Description

DEWSBURY CB RAVENSTHORPE-DEWSBURY SE 22 SW RAILWAY SE 233 205 (Ravensthorpe) 2/85 Railway Bridge over R. Calder

G.V. II

Railway bridge over River Calder. Dated 1847 for L & NWR Co. (line opened 1848). Two identical spans on large rusticated ashlar abutments and centre pier. The span is in cast iron. 6 arched girders the spandrels of which are in the form of a gothic arcade, reducing towards the centre. The outer arches read: "JOSEPH BUTLER & CO. STANNINGLEY IRON WORKS. NR. LEEDS. 1847" and are slightly more decoratively treated. The trusses are held by cast-iron X-section cross-shaped ties and by diagonal tie-bars. The main arches are bolted together in 5 sections. Gothic arcaded parapets in cast iron.

Listing NGR: SE2336320536

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