Lost Bridge of Armley

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Fri 19 Feb, 2010 1:43 am

We're all pretty familiar with this view of the Canal Road Bridges and know ther's a fourth bridge behind us to the old mills.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Fri 19 Feb, 2010 1:45 am

But looking at the 1908 map I see there was a 5th Bridge.You can see the pier here just to the left of the rockfall.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Fri 19 Feb, 2010 1:47 am

and on the pther side of the river

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Fri 19 Feb, 2010 1:49 am

A walkway from the steps from Canal Road alond side the arches connected the bridge, presumably for workers to get to the mill.

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Fri 19 Feb, 2010 1:52 pm

That last picture doesn't make sense Cardi. the present iron footbridge is the old foot crossing, what would be the point of one a bit further downstream. Even if the far bank has the "sign" of a bridge point the canal Rd side is just a sheer wall going nowhere.

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Fri 19 Feb, 2010 1:53 pm

I just realised what you meant. Ignore me, you won't be the first.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Fri 19 Feb, 2010 1:57 pm

I know! But the map shows a walk way, from the bottom of the stepsm where it meets the existing bridge, along the side of the viaduct, presumably cantalevered and a bridge across. Seems like an expensive solution but the option seems to have been a long walk around. i can't scan the map, can anybody do it for met? Thanks

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Fri 19 Feb, 2010 2:06 pm

I've looked on Old Maps and i think the missing bridge may have been built before the present footbridge (screen res is pretty poor). It had gone by the time of the 1921 map.

Si · Post by Si » Fri 19 Feb, 2010 2:20 pm

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Fri 19 Feb, 2010 2:20 pm

Has someone broken it again?