Middleham Bridge
Carries the A6108 over the River Ure between Middleham and Leyburn in North Yorkshire.
It was built as a suspension bridge with castellated turrets in 1830. Designed by Joseph Hansom and Edward Welch.
It suffered early damage, apparently due to resonant oscillation casued by a herd of cattle crossing the bridge, and was repaired. See below.
In 1865 it was converted from a suspension to a wrought iron plate girder bridge. The ironwork was supplied by Head, Ashby and Co of Stockton-on-Tees.
1830 'Bridge at Middleham.— The beautiful suspension bridge across the river Yore, at Middleham, in this county, which was finished this summer, fell on Tuesday, the 2nd ult. A great number of cattle were passing over at the time, and it is supposed that the vibration, from their movement over the bridge, caused the chains to break. One of the beasts was killed by the fall, and many others were seriously injured.'[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ York Herald - Saturday 4 December 1830