Bridges

Low Wheel Bridge

Building Low Wheel footbridge,
on the path to Semer water

Rangers have been busy replacing a footbridge. The replacement bridge has gone in on the popular footpath between Bainbridge and Semer Water. He was helped by our excellent team of Dales Volunteers.

The Three Peaks

A short section of the popular Three Peaks route has been diverted to avoid going through a busy farmyard. At Nether Lodge Farm, north of Horton-in-Ribblesdale, several public footpaths merge into one, which passed through the farmyard.

The new footbridge at
Nether Lodge Farm

This path carries both the Three Peaks challenge route and the Ribble Way. As a result, the footpath was exceptionally well used and large numbers of people went through the yard throughout the year, particularly at weekends.

The owners of Nether Lodge applied for the public footpath to be diverted out of the farmyard to the north of the farm onto a route giving more open views across moorland and pasture to the northeast and producing a route that is easier to follow as well as safer and more pleasant.

The diversion order was made following widespread consultation with no objections and, as a result, a new 14 metre wooden footbridge has been installed over Ling Gill Beck.

Repairs to Reeth Suspension Bridge

Reeth suspension bridge

Essential repairs have now been completed on Reeth Suspension Bridge. The bridge, which was replaced in 2002 after the original was destroyed in a flood, needed work to underpin the southern pier and prevent the structure from being weakened. Large stone blocks and concrete have been used to provide extra strength and prevent further undermining of the pier.

Reeth Suspension Bridge under
construction in 2002

Disher Falls Bridge

The new bridge at Disher Falls

Access Rangers Paul Sheehan and Ian Broadwith with the assistance of the Ragged Robin Group (local conservation volunteers who assist the National Park Authority with many practical tasks) have just completed a seven metre span bridleway bridge above Woodhall in Wensleydale. It will save walkers and cyclists getting their feet wet, especially in the winter months when the beck is in flood. The bridge has been designed to carry horses and bicycles as well as pedestrians.