Howden Bridge, Livingston is a Grade B listed building in the West Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 21 February 1971. Bridge.

Howden Bridge, Livingston

WRENN ID
over-doorway-thistle
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
West Lothian
Constituency
Livingston MP: Gregor Poynton (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
21 February 1971
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NT 060 671
Coordinates
55.88871, -3.50358
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Howden Bridge, built in 1764, features two segmental arches, with the southern arch being larger than the northern one. The bridge is constructed from rubble and has dressed parapet walls with slab coping. It also includes voussoirs and cut-waters at the pier.

Local climate

Howden Bridge, Livingston sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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