Bridge Over River Lowther is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 1968. Roadbridge.

Bridge Over River Lowther

WRENN ID
noble-hinge-quill
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 February 1968
Type
Roadbridge
Address
Bridge Over River Lowther, Shap Rural, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
NY 534 165
Coordinates
54.54167, -2.72155
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the River Lowther is a road bridge built in the late 17th century as a replacement for a wooden structure. It may have been widened and had its parapets raised following a report on the bridge's condition in 1887. The bridge is constructed from coursed, squared rubble, and features wooden fencing that replaces the parapet over the central and eastern arches. It has three segmental arches, each spanning approximately 35 feet, which are separated by cutwaters that include polygonal refuges. The roadway is about 10 feet wide, with splayed stone parapets at both ends and over the western arch, standing around 3 feet high.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Lowther sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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