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The 20 best historic bridges in North West England

Our curated top 20 historic bridges in North West England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 631 historic bridges see the full historic bridges index for North West England.

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    Britannia Bridge

    Britannia Bridge, historic bridges in North West England

    Britannia Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.

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    Edisford Bridge

    Lancashire

    The River Ribble at Edisford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 3491077

    Edisford Bridge (or Eadsford) is a toll-free, nine-span bridge over the River Ribble near Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. A Grade II listed structure and a Scheduled monument, located about a mile WSW

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    Ribblehead Viaduct

    Ribblehead Viaduct, historic bridges in North West England

    Ribblehead Viaduct is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.

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    Penwortham Bridge

    Lancashire

    Penwortham Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1474842

    Penwortham Old Bridge is a toll-free, five-span bridge over the River Ribble at Preston, Lancashire, England. A Grade II listed structure and a scheduled monument, located about a mile southwest of th

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    Main Street

    Lancashire

    Hornby Castle and the weir on the Wenning - geograph.org.uk - 3045958

    Main Street is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.

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    Grassington Bridge

    Grassington Bridge, historic bridges in North West England

    Grassington Bridge is a historic bridge across the River Wharfe in Grassington, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. In the late mediaeval period, there was a timber bridge across the Wharfe from Gr

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    Clifton Aqueduct

    Clifton Aqueduct, historic bridges in North West England

    Clifton Aqueduct is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.

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    Leven Viaduct

    Leven Viaduct, historic bridges in North West England

    Leven Viaduct is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.

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    Hebden Bridge signal box

    A carved stone gathers much moss - geograph.org.uk - 6157913

    Hebden Bridge signal box — a Grade II*-listed bridge in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

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    Arten Gill Viaduct

    Arten Gill Viaduct, historic bridges in North West England

    Arten Gill Viaduct is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.

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    Dent Head Viaduct

    Dent Head Viaduct, historic bridges in North West England

    Dent Head Viaduct is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.

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    Ingleton Branch

    Former railway bridge over the A683 at Middleton - geograph.org.uk - 6983176

    Ingleton Branch is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.

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    Knight Stainforth Bridge

    Knight Stainforth Bridge, historic bridges in North West England

    Stainforth Bridge, (also known as Stainforth packhorse bridge and Knight Stainforth bridge) is a 17th century, arched packhorse bridge over the River Ribble in Stainforth, North Yorkshire, England. Th

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    Ringley Old Bridge

    Ringley Old Bridge, historic bridges in North West England

    Ringley Old Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.

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    Delph Bridge

    Delph Bridge, historic bridges in North West England

    Delph Bridge Drain is a 0.15-hectare (0.37-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Soham in Cambridgeshire. This site has the only known British population of fen ragwort, w

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    Calder Bridge

    Lancashire

    River Calder at Catterall - geograph.org.uk - 102968

    Calder Bridge (also Calderbridge) is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from

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    Clapper Bridge

    Lancashire

    Clapper Bridge, historic bridges in Lancashire

    Clapper Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.

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    Hebden Bridge railway station

    Hebden Bridge Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 492954

    Hebden Bridge railway station — a Grade II*-listed bridge in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

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    Skerton Bridge

    Lancashire

    Skerton Bridge, historic bridges in Lancashire

    Skerton Bridge is a road bridge carrying the southbound lanes of the A6 road over the River Lune in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as

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    Bridge Over River Sprint South East Of Nether House

    Bridleway leading to Nether House Farm - geograph.org.uk - 4189927

    Details NY 50 SW LONG SLEDDALE 3/19 Bridge over River 12.2.62 Sprint South East of Nether House II Bridge probably built as packhorse bridge during C17 and widened on the South side later. Rubble with

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