Masham Bridge

{{Short description|Bridge in Masham, North Yorkshire, England}}

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Masham Bridge is a historic structure in Masham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.

In 1538, John Leland recorded a timber bridge over the River Ure in Masham. It was destroyed by a flood on 2 February 1732,{{cite book |last1=Fisher |first1=John |title=The History and Antiquities of Masham and Mashamshire |date=1865 |publisher=Simpkin}} and a new bridge built of stone was commissioned by Robert Carr. It was designed by his son, John Carr, and was completed in 1754. Brian Wragg describes it as "one of the finest bridges in Yorkshire".{{cite book |last1=Wragg |first1=Brian |title=The life and works of John Carr of York |date=2000 |publisher=Oblong |isbn=9780953657421}} On 2 February 1822, it was badly damaged by a flood, but was repaired. It was grade II listed in 1966.{{NHLE |num=1316872|desc=Masham Bridge, Masham|access-date=3 June 2025}}

The bridge is built of stone and consists of four segmental arches with voussoirs. It has triangular cutwaters rising to canted refuges, a band and parapets.{{cite book |last1=Grenville |first1=Jane |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |author2-link=Nikolaus Pevsner |series=The Buildings of England |title=Yorkshire: The North Riding |publisher=Yale University Press |year=2023 |orig-year=1966 |location=New Haven and London |isbn=978-0-300-25903-2}}