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Duck Bridge Ford near Danby

This is a list of current bridges and other crossings of the River Esk and are listed from source downstream to the river's mouth. The River Esk rises near Westerdale and is the combination of several small streams known as "Esklets".[1]

Source to Egton[edit]

Crossing Location Type Co-ordinates Date opened Listing Notes Ref
Osseker Crook Bridge (Foot) Westerdale Foot 54°26′20″N 0°59′14″W / 54.4390°N 0.9871°W / 54.4390; -0.9871 (Osseker Crook Bridge) Unknown N/A
Upper Esk Road bridge Westerdale Road 54°26′47″N 0°58′47″W / 54.4464°N 0.9798°W / 54.4464; -0.9798 (Upper Esk Road bridge) Unknown N/A Opened to replace traffic having to use Hunter's Sty Bridge adjacent to the east [2]
Hunter's Sty Bridge Westerdale Packhorse 54°26′47″N 0°58′46″W / 54.4465°N 0.9795°W / 54.4465; -0.9795 (Hunter's Sty Bridge) c. late 13th century Scheduled monument [3]
Dibble Bridge Castleton Road 54°27′42″N 0°57′32″W / 54.4618°N 0.9590°W / 54.4618; -0.9590 (Dibble Bridge) II [4]
Bow Bridge Castleton Road 54°27′59″N 0°56′41″W / 54.4663°N 0.9446°W / 54.4663; -0.9446 (Bow Bridge) 1873 N/A Built in 1873 to replace a 13th century bridge at the same location [5]
Howe Wath Bridge Ainthorpe Road 54°27′55″N 0°55′38″W / 54.4653°N 0.9271°W / 54.4653; -0.9271 (Howe Wath Bridge) N/A
Ainthorpe Bridge Ainthorpe Road 54°27′54″N 0°54′33″W / 54.4651°N 0.9091°W / 54.4651; -0.9091 (Ainthorpe Bridge) Early 19th century N/A [5]
Railway bridge Danby Railway 54°27′48″N 0°53′54″W / 54.4634°N 0.8984°W / 54.4634; -0.8984 (railway bridge 1) 2012 N/A Railway was opened in October 1865, but the bridge replaced in 2012 by Network Rail [6][7][8]
Railway bridge Danby Railway 54°27′39″N 0°53′28″W / 54.4608°N 0.8910°W / 54.4608; -0.8910 (railway bridge 2) 2012 N/A Railway was opened in October 1865, but the bridge replaced in 2012 by Network Rail [6][7][8]
Duck Bridge Danby Packhorse 54°27′36″N 0°53′29″W / 54.4599°N 0.8915°W / 54.4599; -0.8915 (Duck Bridge) See notes II* Unknown - largely rebuilt in 1717 by George Duck [9]
Shackleton Bridge Houlsike

Egton to Whitby[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Esk | UK Environmental Change Network". ecn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ Whitworth 2011, p. 92.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Hunter's Sty Bridge (1021021)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Dibble Bridge over River Esk (Grade II) (1316231)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b Page 1968, p. 336.
  6. ^ a b Bairstow, Martin (2008). Railways around Whitby volume one. Farsley: Bairstow. ISBN 978-1871944-34-1.
  7. ^ a b Kelman, Leanne (2020). Railway track diagrams 2: Eastern (5 ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. 48C. ISBN 978-1-9996271-3-3.
  8. ^ a b Jeeves, Paul (31 May 2012). "Major work to replace rail bridges". The Yorkshire Post. p. 15. ISSN 0963-1496.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Duck Bridge (Grade II*) (1302337)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

Sources[edit]

  • Page, William (1968). The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding, volume 2. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Research. ISBN 0712903100.
  • Whitworth, Alan (2011). In & around the North York Moors through time. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-0599-9.
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