Bridges in Upper Don area River Don, Yorkshire

1 bridges in upper don area

1.1 dunford bridge
1.2 thurlstone leapings lane footbridge
1.3 penistone viaduct
1.4 oxspring viaduct
1.5 oxspring willow footbridge
1.6 romtickle viaduct
1.7 wortley footbridge
1.8 oughtibridge station lane bridge

bridges in upper don area

this area stretches source of river don down , including oughtibridge. there many minor crossings of don in area, selection of bridges covered in section.

dunford bridge


dunford bridge

the road bridge @ small hamlet of dunford bridge carries unclassified windle edge road across river don. source of don 2.5 miles (4 km) west , retaining dam of winscar reservoir 1,300 feet (400 m) west. road bridge 160 feet (50 m) below surface level of water in reservoir.

thurlstone leapings lane footbridge


thurlstone leapings lane footbridge

one of many footpath crossings of don in upper part of course. path links a628 (near st saviour’s church) leapings lane. there ford side of footbridge , can crossed road vehicles of year.

penistone viaduct


penistone viaduct

this curving 29-arch viaduct 980 feet (300 m) long , 98 feet (30 m) high crosses river don. used passenger services on route sheffield huddersfield ( penistone line ). built in 1850 sir john fowler huddersfield & sheffield junction railway (later great central railway). viaduct suffered partial collapse in 1916. viaduct crosses b6462 thurgoland penistone road river don.

oxspring viaduct


oxspring viaduct

this seven-arch viaduct, built around 1855, crosses b6462 thurgoland penistone road river don. railway conveys started off local colliery line of south yorkshire railway company , later became part of trunk freight route reached traffic peak in 1950s. 1983 line has been used local passenger services between sheffield , huddersfield via barnsley.

oxspring willow footbridge


oxspring willow footbridge

built 1734, narrow stone bridge conveyed packhorse trail leeds cheshire. forms part of trans pennine trail. listed grade ii english heritage.

romtickle viaduct

this substantial viaduct conveys long-distance trans pennine trail across river don , valley narrow @ point. name of viaduct varies. barnsley council sign-boards call romticle viaduct, local newspapers call rumtickle viaduct , 1940s lner plans call romptickle viaduct. built in 1844 local stone, formed part of sheffield manchester railway opened in 1845. trains ceased on section of line in may 1983.

wortley footbridge


wortley footbridge

this footbridge on barnsley boundary walk, upstream of tin mill dam. provides drier alternative adjacent set of stepping stones when river level high. bridge has above-deck truss design , constructed largely of tubular steel. manufactured tubewrights ltd of newport (monmouthshire). company specialised in fabrication of tubular steel structures. had other factories in london, liverpool , glasgow , in business 1899 until 1981. in 1961, company employed 1,200 people. pre-fabricated design of footbridge popular in years after world war ii , examples can found on britain.

oughtibridge – river @ normal level


oughtibridge station lane bridge

oughtibridge – river in flood (2007)

station lane bridge carries unclassified road oughtibridge grenoside on river don. station referred “oughty bridge station” (east of road bridge) on former great central railway company s sheffield manchester route. opened in 1845 , closed passengers in 1959. of upper don, river @ oughtibridge appears benign, having small flow , being fordable below weir south of bridge. however, discussed in flooding section above, wide catchment area , sometimes-extreme weather in pennines makes river susceptible occasional flooding. 2 photographs illustrate contrast.