List of crossings of the River Ouse, Yorkshire
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This is a list of current bridges and other crossings of the River Ouse in Yorkshire, and are listed from Ouse Gill Beck downstream to the river's mouth. The River Ouse is listed on mapping as starting where the Ouse Gill Beck enters the River Ure, just south of the village of Great Ouseburn, ({{Ordnance Survey coordinates|SE473604|SE473604}}).{{cite book |last1=Hadfield |first1=Charles |title=The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England. Vol. 1 |date=1972 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot |isbn=0-7153-5719-0 |page=93}} The Ouse joins the River Trent at Trent Falls, and becomes The Humber, travelling {{convert|57|mi}} between Great Ouseburn and Trent Falls.{{sfn|Duckham|1967|pp=13, 91}} Thereafter, there is only one other bridge, the Humber Bridge, before the river flows into the sea.
Great Ouseburn to river mouth
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! scope="col" style="width:120px;"| Location ! scope="col" style="width:120px;"| Type ! scope="col" style="width:190px;"| Co-ordinates ! scope="col" style="width:60px;"| Date opened ! scope="col" style="width:60px;"|Listing ! scope="col" style="width:250px;"| Notes ! scope="col" style="width:60px;"|Ref |
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| Linton Lock
|Foot |{{Coord|54.0347 |
| 1.2386|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Linton Lock}}
|1767 |Lock on the navigable River Ouse |{{NHLE|desc=Linton Lock |num= 1151005|grade=II|access-date=7 July 2024 }} |
| Skelton Bridge
|Railway |{{Coord|53.9909 |
| 1.1389|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Skelton Bridge}}
|1839/1942 |N/A |Twin-track railway bridge carrying the ECML, built {{circa|1839}} by John Green, and single span line bridge built adjacent to Skelton Bridge to the west in 1942. |{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=P. W. R. |editor1-last=Wouters |editor1-first=Ine |editor2-last=Van de Voorde |editor2-first=Stephanie |editor3-last=Bertels |editor3-first=Inge |editor4-last=De Jonge |editor4-first=Krista |editor5-last=Zastavni |editor5-first=Denis |title=Building knowledge; constructing histories volume 1 |date=2018 |publisher=CRC Press |location=Boca Raton |isbn=978-1-138-33230-0 |page=359 |chapter=The work and professional status of John (1787–1852) and Benjamin Green (1813–1858) architects and engineers}}{{cite book |last1=Hoole |first1=Kenneth |title=The North East |date=1986 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot |isbn=0-9465-3731-3 |page=93 |edition=3}}{{cite book |last1=Savage |first1=C. I. |title=Inland transport |date=1957 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |page=260|oclc=1114879589}} |
| A1237 Bridge
|Road |{{Coord|53.9834 |
| 1.1295|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=A1237 Bridge}}
|1987 |N/A |Carries northern York Ring Road |
| Clifton Bridge
|Road |{{Coord|53.9678 |
| 1.1034|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Clifton Bridge}}
|1963 |N/A |Carries the A1176 road. Temporary bridge built in 1961 on the site by the army in anticipation of vehicular traffic for a Royal Wedding in York Minster. This paved the way for the permanent bridge in 1963. |{{cite web |title=Clifton Bridge (York, 1963) |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/clifton-bridge-1963 |website=structurae.net |access-date=11 July 2024}}{{cite web |title=Clifton Bridge |url=https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/9400-2/ |website=yorkcivictrust.co.uk |access-date=11 July 2024}}{{cite news |title=Why if it wasn't for this bridge we'd still be taking a ferry across the Ouse |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23610856.clifton-bridge-york-day-opened-new-bridge/ |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=York Press |date=25 June 2023}} |
| Scarborough Bridge
|York |Railway |{{Coord|53.9613 |
| 1.0927|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Scarborough Bridge}}
|2015 |N/A |Carries the York to Scarborough railway line. First bridge was built in 1845, replaced in 1877, and then replaced by a newer bridge in 2015. |{{cite book |last1=Fawcett |first1=Bill |title=A history of the York-Scarborough Railway |date=1995 |publisher=Hutton Press |location=Cherry Burton |isbn=1-872167-71-3|page=14–15}}{{cite magazine|last=Bickerdike|first=Graeme|title=Monte Carlo or bust!|date=April 2015|magazine=Rail Engineer|publisher=Rail Media| location=Coalville |issue=126 |page=16|oclc=1366397730}}{{cite news |title=Victorian rail bridge now good for another 120 years |url=https://premierconstructionnews.com/2015/08/04/victorian-rail-bridge-now-good-for-another-120-years/ |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Premier Construction News |date=4 August 2015}} |
| Lendal Bridge
|York |Road |{{Coord|53.9600 |
| 1.0872|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Lendal Bridge}}
|1863 |N/A |Replaced a ferry crossing on the same site. Bridge was strengthened in 1910 to accommodate the tram system being installed. |
| Ouse Bridge
|York |Road |{{Coord|53.9575 |
| 1.0838|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Ouse Bridge}}
|{{circa|1810–1820}} |Grade II |This is the third bridge on the site; a medieval bridge was built here to replace the Roman bridge which collapsed, then the Tudor bridge was replaced by the current bridge. |{{NHLE|desc=Ouse Bridge and attached flights of steps |num=1259354 |grade=II|access-date=14 July 2024 }}{{sfn|Nuttgens|2007|p=174}} |
| Skeldergate Bridge
|York |Road |{{Coord|53.9541 |
| 1.0812|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Skeldergate Bridge}}
|1881 |Grade II |Skeldergate had a tollhouse and a building to work the lifting machinery. The far eastern span of the bridge could be raised to allow tall-masted ships to pass. |{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Stephen |title=Skeldergate Bridge as you've never seen it before |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11401760.skeldergate-bridge-as-youve-never-seen-it-before/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=York Press |date=11 August 2014}}{{NHLE|desc= Skeldergate Bridge and attached tollhouse and abutments walls and steps|num=1256602 |grade=II|access-date=14 July 2024 }} |
| Millennium Bridge
|York |Foot |{{Coord|53.9541 |
| 1.0812|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Millennium Bridge}}
|2001 |N/A | |
| A64 Bridge
|York |Road |{{Coord|53.9277 |
| 1.0829|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=A64 Bridge}}
|1976 |N/A |Opened as part of the southern bypass around York in 1976 |
| Naburn swing bridge
|Foot |{{Coord|53.9110 |
| 1.0912|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Naburn Bridge}}
|1871 |N/A |Swing bridge built for the railway in 1871. Became redundant in 1983 upon open of the Selby Diversion railway line. As shipping no longer travels up the Ouse, the bridge is fixed in place. |
| Cawood Bridge
|Road |{{Coord|53.8337 |
| 1.1283|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Cawood Bridge}}
|1872 |Grade II |Swing bridge for road traffic. |{{NHLE|desc=Cawood Bridge |num=1316656 |grade=II|access-date=19 July 2024}} |
| Selby toll bridge
|Road |{{Coord|53.7850 |
| 1.0644|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Selby toll bridge}}
|1793 |N/A | |
| Selby Swing Bridge
|Selby |Railway |{{Coord|53.7841 |
| 1.0622|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Selby swing bridge}}
|1891 |Grade II |Carries the railway line between Selby and Hull |{{cite book |last1=Hoole |first1=Kenneth |title=The North East |date=1986 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot |isbn=0-9465-3731-3 |page=30 |edition=3}}{{NHLE|desc=Selby Railway Swing Bridge HUL 2/25 |num=1419063 |grade=II|access-date=19 July 2024 }} |
| River Ouse swing bridge
|Selby |Road |{{Coord|53.7778 |
| 1.0374|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=River Ouse swing bridge}}
|2004 |N/A |Carries the A63 bypass around Selby |
| Boothferry Bridge
|Road |{{Coord|53.7276 |
| 0.8902|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Boothferry Bridge}}
|1929 |N/A |Steel swing bridge |{{cite news |title=New Bridge Over The Ouse |work=The Times |issue=45156 |date=20 March 1929 |location=Column D |page=11|issn=0140-0460}}{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |last2=Neave |first2=David |last3=Neave |first3=Susan |title=Yorkshire - York and the East Riding |date=2005 |publisher=Yale University Press |location=London |isbn=0300095937 |page=490}} |
| Ouse Bridge
|Road |{{Coord|53.7247 |
| 0.8786|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Ouse Bridge}}
|1976 |N/A |Carries M62 motorway |
| Goole Swing Bridge
|Railway |{{Coord|53.7131 |
| 0.8424|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Goole swing bridge}}
|1869 |Carries the Doncaster to Hull railway |{{NHLE|desc=Railway swing bridge over River Ouse |num=1346710 |grade=II*|access-date=19 July 2024}} |
A Roman bridge in York is believed to have existed until the 12th century when it was supposed to have collapsed under the weight of the throng of people who had gathered to welcome the Archbishop of York in 1254.{{cite web |title=City walls, bars, posterns and bridges {{!}} British History Online |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/city-of-york/pp510-520#h3-s5 |website=british-history.ac.uk |access-date=20 July 2024|quote= It was certainly in existence at some time between 1189 and 1200, (fn. 110) and if the story of its collapse under the weight of the multitude who welcomed Archbishop William in 1154 is to be credited, a timber bridge had existed by the mid-12th century.}} The location of the bridge was between the foot of Tanner Row across to the Guildhall.{{sfn|Nuttgens|2007|p=47}}
The former Hull and Barnsley Railway's formation crossed the River Ouse on a swing bridge at Long Drax. The line closed in 1968, and the bridge was dismantled in 1976.{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Bob |title=From Barmby to the Moors: Walking the River Derwent |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18006294.barmby-moors-walking-river-derwent/ |access-date=20 July 2024 |work=York Press |date=1 November 2019}}
Ferries
The River Ouse has had plenty of ferry crossings in place of bridges. These crossing have lent their names to some of the locations along the river; Boothferry Bridge now occupies the site of the ferry across the river to the hamlet of Booth. Until 1792, when the bridge at Selby was built, the Ouse Bridge in York was the only crossing of the River Ouse, the other way of getting across the river was by a ferry.{{sfn|Slack|1986|p=54}}
Ferries were located at (upstream to downstream): Linton, Nun Monkton, Poppleton, Clifton, central York (three) Bishopthorpe, Naburn, Acaster Selby, Cawood, Newhay, Long Drax, Booth, Skelton, Swinefleet, Saltmarshe and Whitgift.{{sfn|Duckham|1967|p=157}}
See also
References
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= Sources =
- {{cite book |last1=Duckham |first1=Baron F. |title=The Yorkshire Ouse; The History of a River Navigation |date=1967 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot|oclc=
5352125}}
- {{cite book |editor1-last=Nuttgens |editor1-first=Patrick |title=The history of York : from earliest times to the year 2000 |date=2007 |publisher=Blackthorn Press |location=Pickering |isbn=978-1-906259-04-4}}
- {{cite book |last1=Slack |first1=Margaret |title=The bridges of Lancashire and Yorkshire |date=1986 |publisher=R. Hale |location=London |isbn=0709028148}}
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