Downholme Bridge

Downholme Bridge is a historic bridge in Downholme, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The bridge, designated as part of the C125 road, connects Downholme with Marske.^[1] In 1684, John Hutton from received permission to construct a bridge across the River Swale in this location.^[2] Its two eastern arches were rebuilt in 1773, to a design by John Carr.^[3] It was grade II* listed in 1969.^[4] The bridge was restored in 2017, with the last two weeks of work delayed to allow guests at a local wedding to cross the river.^[1]

The bridge is built of stone and has three arches. The western arch is slightly pointed, and the two eastern arches are round. All have triangular cutwaters, quoins, and soffits in the arches. The parapet has saddleback coping, and the terminals are square with rounded pyramidal caps.^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Repairs to bridge put on hold for wedding". Yorkshire Post. 22 May 2017.
^ Featherstone Harrison, David (2004). The Bridges of Medieval England. Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780199272747.
^ ^a ^b Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Downholme Bridge (1131326)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[repairs-1] "Repairs to bridge put on hold for wedding". Yorkshire Post. 22 May 2017.

[2] Featherstone Harrison, David (2004). The Bridges of Medieval England. Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780199272747.

[pevsner-3] Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.

[nhle-4] Historic England. "Downholme Bridge (1131326)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

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v t e Road bridges in Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire	Boothferry Bridge Humber Bridge Kexby Old Bridge Myton Swing Bridge Ouse Bridge Stamford Bridge Sutton Bridge
North Yorkshire	Aldwark Bridge Beggar's Bridge Blackwell Bridge Borough Bridge Burnsall Bridge Cattal Bridge Catterick Bridge Cawood Bridge Coverham Bridge Croft Bridge Downholme Bridge Duck Bridge Grassington Bridge Green Bridge Grinton Bridge Grosmont Bridge Holgate Bridge Kexby Old Bridge Kildwick Bridge Kilgram Bridge Mercury Bridge North Northallerton bridge Princess of Wales Bridge River Ouse swing bridge Selby toll bridge Sutton Bridge Tadcaster Bridge Tees Jubilee Bridge Tees Newport Bridge Tees Transporter Bridge Tees Viaduct Ulshaw Bridge Whitby Swing Bridge
South Yorkshire	Don Bridge Lady's Bridge Tinsley Viaduct
West Yorkshire	Beckfoot Bridge Chantry Bridge Collingham Bridge Ferry Bridge Ireland Bridge Kirkstall Bridge Leeds Bridge Linton Bridge Scammonden Bridge Thorp Arch Bridge Wentbridge Viaduct Wetherby Bridge

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