Killinghall Bridge

Killinghall Bridge is a bridge over the River Nidd, dating from the 17th century or earlier, with alterations made in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is constructed of coursed squared gritstone and ashlar. The bridge features two segmental arches that span the river, along with four similar lower dry arches to the north. On the upstream (west) side, there is a massive triangular cutwater that rises as a pilaster to the level of the coping, with similar pilasters between most of the arches. The northern half of this face has been rebuilt, using rock-faced stone to replace the original smooth ashlar. The parapet slightly projects and has a flat coping. On the downstream (east) face, the voussoirs are set back slightly from the bridge's surface, and there is a large cutwater similar to that on the west face. Four deep ribs on the underside of the eastern side indicate the size of the earliest bridge, which was likely widened upstream in the 18th century, and the northern approach was raised in the 19th or 20th century. A new bridge was built upstream in the mid-20th century. The bridge straddles the boundary with Ripley parish.