Thorp Arch Bridge

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Thorp Arch Bridge
Coordinates	53°54′22″N 1°20′39″W / 53.90611°N 1.34404°W / 53.90611; -1.34404Coordinates: 53°54′22″N 1°20′39″W / 53.90611°N 1.34404°W / 53.90611; -1.34404
Carries	Bridge Road, Boston Spa
Crosses	River Wharfe
Locale	Thorp Arch and Boston Spa, West Yorkshire
Official name	Thorp Arch Bridge
Other name(s)	Boston Spa Bridge
Characteristics
Design	arch bridge
Material	Ashlar Magnesian limestone
No. of spans	4
Piers in water	3
History
Opened	1770
Location

Thorp Arch Bridge (sometimes known locally as Boston Spa Bridge) is a stone arch bridge opened in 1770 across the River Wharfe linking the West Yorkshire villages of Boston Spa on the southbank and Thorp Arch on the north.

Description[]

Thorp Arch bridge has five arched spans, two of which are over the current course of the river Wharfe is built of Ashlar magnesian limestone. The central arch has triangular cutwaters which accommodate pedestrian refuges in the parapets (the bridge has a footpath only to its upstream side), the remaining piers have cutwaters terminating in offsets.^[1]

The bridge carries the 7 bus route from Harrogate to Leeds via Wetherby, which is operated by the Harrogate Bus Company.

See also[]

• List of crossings of the River Wharfe
• Listed buildings in Boston Spa
• Listed buildings in Thorp Arch

References[]

External links[]

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