Description and History of Site:-

Brotherton Railway Bridge was originally built in 1850 to a design similar to Stephenson's Tubular Bridge at Conwy. It had twin tubes 250 ft long, 20 ft 6 in high, 11 ft wide separated by 2 ft and with a lead of 25 ft to take care of the skew.

The substructure was appropriately monumental, although altered somewhat when the tubes were replaced in 1901-03.

The current bridge dates form 1903 and comprises of a pair of 250 ft steel Whipple Murphy trusses at 30 ft 6 in centres, with some 18 underslung cross girders carrying railbearers and longitudinal timbers. Two plaques record both the original and the present bridges, the latter being designed by W.J. Cudworth and built by the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co Ltd of Darlington under the supervision of W. D. Rudgard.

Further Reading and References:-

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/487196

Barby M F, Civil Engineering Heritage Northern England, Thomas Telford, 1981

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Key Words :- railway bridge river

Viewing the Site :- From Low Street, Brotherton

Address :- Low Street, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9HQ
Grid Ref :- SE4819725480
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.723507 , Long -1.271050
Local Authority :- Wakefield Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1850 / 1903 - current
Contributor :- John Suter - 28 September 2016

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