Bingley's Ireland
Bridge is
a Grade II* listed structure and
a historically significant crossing point over the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It is now the main
route between Bingley & the nearby villages of Harden, Wilsden & Cullingworth. The current
bridge dates from 1686. The All
Saints Parish Church and the Old
White Horse Inn, a Coaching inn were
constructed very close to the eastern bank and Bingley's modern town centre
spread south from these beginnings.
Despite previous strengthening
works, the bridge was deemed unfit for two-way traffic, and traffic lights were
installed for a time at either end. These allowed only a single lane across for
some time - disrupting local traffic at peak times.
In January 2010, Bradford Council closed
the bridge completely, and commenced works to strengthen the bridge. These
works resulted in the closure of Harden Road to vehicles over the bridge. The
works were originally due to take place in June 2009, but were postponed owing
to the presence of rare bats roosting in the spans of the bridge. Ireland
Bridge reopened to two-way traffic in June 2010.
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