Kirkham Bridge

Kirkham Bridge is a historic structure in Kirkham, North Yorkshire, a village in England.

A bridge over the River Derwent at the site was first recorded in 1444,^[1] and was also mentioned by John Leland.^[2] The current bridge was built in 1806, to a design by John Carr, perhaps including some earlier work in the north arch. The structure was grade II listed in 1966.^[3] In 2014, the parapet was damaged by a heavy goods vehicle, and such vehicles were later banned from using the bridge until it was repaired and resurface, in 2018.^[4]

The bridge is built of gritstone, and consists of one pointed arch and two segmental arches. It has cutwaters rising to refuges on the road, a band and a chamfered parapet.^[3][5] It spans a total of 40 yards (37 m) and is 11 feet (3.4 m) wide.^[2]