40-585: Ouse Bridge may refer to: Ouse Bridge, York , a historic bridge in the centre of the city of York, England Ouse Bridge (M62) , a bridge carrying the M62 motorway over the River Ouse near Goole, England Ouse Bridge railway station , a short-lived railway station in Norfolk, England See also [ edit ] Ouse (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
80-419: A 1987 spin-off of soap Brookside for the scenes where long-running character Damon Grant was murdered. The BBC Television series ' Gunpowder ' (2017) used Lendal Bridge as a location. Motor traffic (except for buses) was restricted daily from 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on Lendal Bridge during a six-month trial period from August 2013 to February 2014. The trial objectives were to establish whether
120-610: A 7 start in Scotland and northern England, routes beginning with an 8 are generally in Wales, and routes beginning with a 9 are in Northern Ireland. The main route numbers have one digit (1 to 6 radiate clockwise from the south of England); other routes have two digits, starting with the number of the relevant main route. There are also many shorter routes, reaching smaller towns and cities, that have three-digit numbers. Again,
160-587: A chapel, gaol, houses and shops; these were torn down between 1745 and 1793. This bridge was dismantled between 1810 and 1818 to make way for the New Ouse Bridge, designed by Peter Atkinson the younger , completed in 1821. It is a Grade II listed building. Skeldergate Bridge links the York Castle area to Bishophill . Parliament passed the York (Skeldergate Bridge) Improvement Act 1875 , after
200-690: A competition-winning design by Whitby Bird and Partners , was opened on 10 April 2001, having cost £4.2 million to build. It spans the River Ouse to the south of York , linking Hospital Fields Road and Maple Grove in Fulford with Butcher Terrace on the South Bank . The bridge carries a cycle path and a footpath, and is not open to vehicular traffic. It is a key link in the Sustrans National Cycle Routes 65/ 66 and
240-577: A footbridge, was added in 2001. There are also Clifton Bridge in the northern suburbs of the city, two modern fly-overs carrying the outer ring road , and the former railway bridge at Naburn , which is now part of the York-Selby cycle path . North to south, the bridges are: A temporary bridge over the River Ouse at Clifton was built by the British Army in 1961 on the site of an old ferry crossing to handle additional vehicle traffic caused by
280-407: A pedestrian path in between them. In 1875, the track was raised 4 feet (1.2 m) and the footpath moved to the south side. This bridge had a £6 million renovation in 2015 with the main decks being completely replaced. The narrow footpath, with steps on either side was removed in 2019 and replaced with a much wider bridge suitable for pedestrians and cyclists. It has created a car-free route between
320-477: A permanent restriction would reduce congestion in York city centre, improve the environment and improve the reliability of certain bus routes. The traffic ban was enforced with ANPR cameras . Air quality and bus route reliability increased during the trial but the public and business opinions on the trial were mixed and enforcement ruled invalid on a signage technicality so the bridge was re-opened to motor traffic after
360-635: Is a 14-mile (23 km) walking and cycling path on a disused railway. It opened in 1984 and was the first part of what would later become the NCN. The National Cycle Network began with a National Lottery Grant from the Millennium Commission in 1995. The original goal was to create 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of signposted cycle routes by 2005, with 50% of these not being on roads, and all of it being "suitable for an unsupervised twelve year old." By mid-2000, 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of route
400-451: Is a single-arched ashlar bridge with a span of approximately 20 feet (6 m). It carries traffic between central York and Heworth and was built in 1794 to designs by Peter Atkinson the elder. In 1924–6, the bridge was widened and the upper part rebuilt. This cast-iron pedestrian bridge from Foss Islands Road to what is now the Defra site at Peasholme Green was constructed in 1931 by
440-527: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ouse Bridge, York There are nine bridges across the River Ouse and eighteen smaller bridges and passages across the narrower River Foss within the city of York , England. The earliest bridge, built by the Romans , linked Stonegate (the via praetoria of the Roman fortress) and Micklegate , and crossed
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#1732776009689480-521: Is part of the orbital route for York completed in 2011. The bridge shortened the walk or cycle for students from houses in the South Bank to the University of York (they previously had to travel via Skeldergate Bridge). The bridge also acts a meeting place for local people, as it has a waist height shelf spanning the whole structure which facilitates sitting and admiring the view. Increasingly it
520-483: Is used as a circular walk from the city centre taking in the New Walk on the east bank and Terry Avenue and Rowntree Park on the west bank. While riverside paths regularly flood several times a year the bridge is higher and rarely cut off by floodwaters. Signs on approaches from Fulford Road /Hospital Fields Road junction and Butcher Terrace/ Bishopthorpe Road warn when it may be impassable without wellies . At night
560-550: The Battle of Sebastopol in 1855 and became the Crimean War Memorial in York and as such were retained when the current bridge was built in 1929–30 only to be removed in 1941 when they were scrapped and reused for the war effort . In 2020, the bridge was to be temporarily removed for refurbishments, with a scaffold bridge taking its place. National Cycle Network The National Cycle Network ( NCN )
600-971: The Danish National Cycle Route network . One thousand "Millennium Mileposts" made from cast iron were funded by the Royal Bank of Scotland to mark the creation of the National Cycle Network, and these are found along the NCN routes throughout the UK. Following the de-designation of approximately a quarter of the NCN in 2020, a significant number of the mileposts are now orphaned from their intended routes. There are four different types: "Fossil Tree" (designed by John Mills), "The Cockerel" (designed by Iain McColl), "Rowe Type" (designed by Andrew Rowe), and "Tracks" (designed by David Dudgeon). The four artists are from each country of
640-472: The quays on either side of the river between Skeldergate and Ouse Bridges. The bridge was last opened in 1975, and the machinery has since been removed. Skeldergate Bridge was formally declared free of tolls on 1 April 1914. Together with the attached tollhouse, now a cafe, it is a Grade II listed building. 53°56′41.33″N 1°4′55.42″W / 53.9448139°N 1.0820611°W / 53.9448139; -1.0820611 The Millennium Bridge, built to
680-692: The 20th century it was a sculled ferry (rowed by a single oar at the stern) right into the 1950s when the ferry boat became motorised. It was particularly used by the Terry's workers (with their bikes), who lived on the Fulford side of the Ouse. Outside the outer ring-road, the Naburn swing bridge, built in 1871, used to carry the York-Selby railway until it was diverted in 1983. The bridge now constitutes part of
720-574: The Monk Bridge Construction Company to improve communications between York's power station and its cooling tower , both now demolished. It is locked and not in use. Opened in September 2011, Hungate bridge is a cable-stayed cycle and foot bridge that links Navigation Road and Palmer Street. It has an 85 feet (26 m) span with a single supporting mast on the north bank. National Cycle Network Route 658 uses
760-608: The Network was used for over 786 million cycling and walking trips, made by 4.4 million people. In 2020, around a quarter of the NCN was scrapped on safety grounds, leaving 12,739 miles (20,501 km) of signed routes. These are made up of 5,220 miles (8,400 km) of traffic-free paths with the remaining 7,519 miles (12,101 km) on-road. It uses shared use paths , disused railways , minor roads, canal towpaths and traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities. The Bristol and Bath Railway Path (now part of National Route 4)
800-457: The Ouse was improved, at the expense of the city, to create an area lined with trees along which the citizens could promenade. It proved so popular that within a few years this New Walk was extended further south past the junction with the Foss by way of a wooden drawbridge. This new bridge was painted blue and the colour and name have endured though the bridge itself has been replaced several times,
840-627: The York & Selby cycle path, connecting the Trans Pennine trail to York. It is also known as the "Fisherman Bridge" due to a large metal sculpture of a fisherman with bike and dog, sitting on top which was added in 2000 as part of the York Council "Creative Communities 2000" scheme. From north to south, to the confluence with the Ouse, these are: Many of these are small pedestrian crossings or unobtrusive modern bridges carrying main roads. The following are more notable: Monk Bridge
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#1732776009689880-430: The bridge is illuminated by banks of lights in different colours, so that the colour of illumination changes every few seconds. Supplies for Fulford Barracks were brought in by river near this location, and the remains of a narrow gauge railway may be seen on the eastern bank of the river a few yards toward the city. There used to be a rope ferry at this location as well. There may have been a rope ferry at one time, but in
920-462: The bridge, watched by several hundred spectators and afterwards "gave an exhibition of ornamental swimming". Lendal Bridge links Station Road with Museum Street and thus York railway station with York Minster , and is part of York's Inner Ring Road. The Maltings pub, near the south end of the bridge, was formerly named the "Lendal Bridge Hotel". Lendal Bridge was used in Damon and Debbie ,
960-521: The bridge. Part of the bridge was swept away by floods in the winter of 1564–65. The repaired bridge of 1565 had a new central arch spanning 81 ft, and was described by Defoe as "...near 70 foot [21 m] in diameter; it is, without exception, the greatest in England, some say it's as large as the Rialto at Venice , though I think not." There was originally a number of buildings on the bridge, including
1000-555: The bridge. It is also on the route of the Way of the Roses coast to coast route and is part of York's network of traffic-free cycleways. The Foss Bridge, a single Georgian gritstone arch with balusters , links the streets Fossgate and Walmgate . It is believed that the earliest bridge on this site was constructed during the Viking period. The present bridge, designed by Peter Atkinson
1040-563: The city had determined that over 800 people were using the Skeldergate ferry crossing daily. It was designed in a Gothic Revival style by civil engineer George Gordon Page , and built between 1878 and 1881. The small arch at the east end had an opening portion, powered by machinery in the Motor House, which also served as a toll house and accommodation for the toll keeper and his family. The bridge opened to admit tall masted ships to
1080-405: The east bank and Barker Tower on the west bank. It was designed by civil engineer Thomas Page , who also designed London's Westminster Bridge . It is made of cast iron, and has a single span of 175 feet (53 m). Page's bridge was the second attempt to build a bridge on the site. The first, begun in 1860 by William Dredge , collapsed during construction, and five workmen were killed. Parts of
1120-478: The first of these being in 1768 when a single-arch stone bridge was constructed. In 1792 the Foss Navigation Company built a wooden swing-bridge to enable boats to access the Foss and this type of bridge was used again when the bridge was rebuilt in 1834. In 1857–58 an iron opening-bridge was built along with two stone plinths upon which stood two Russian cannons. These had been captured at
1160-417: The network which made it inaccessible by some users. As a result, around a quarter of the network was de-designated. As of July 2020 , there were 12,739 miles (20,501 km) of signed cycle and walking route that are part of the Network. There are ten main national routes. As of 2020 they are not all complete. NCN routes beginning with numbers 1 to 6 are generally in England, routes beginning with
1200-526: The railway station and the city centre and users of National Cycle Network route 65 no longer have to carry their bikes across the bridge. The bridge reopened to the public on 18 April 2019 with work continuing on steps and sections of ramps. Lendal Bridge stands on the site of a former rope-ferry where the city walls break for the River Ouse. This was the ferry used by Florence Nightingale when she visited York en route to Castle Howard in 1852 . The bridge connects two medieval towers: Lendal Tower on
1240-543: The river approximately where the Guildhall now is. Its replacement, Ouse Bridge, was a wooden bridge built about 380 yards (350 m) downstream by the Vikings. It has been rebuilt three times, most recently between 1810 and 1820. The Scarborough Railway Bridge of 1845 was the second bridge to be built, and it was followed by two more road bridges, Lendal Bridge in 1863 and Skeldergate Bridge in 1882. The Millennium Bridge,
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1280-516: The route numbers start with the number of the main route for that region. For example, the Great North Cycleway in northern England has route number 725. Signs showed the route numbers on a blue background. Routes have been progressively renumbered with three-digit national numbers. Some routes are numbered to match the motorways and major roads that connect the same destinations; examples include National Route 62, which by connecting
1320-419: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ouse Bridge . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ouse_Bridge&oldid=1254560053 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1360-538: The structure were later taken to Scarborough and used in the Valley Bridge there. In 1861, permission was obtained from Parliament for a new bridge to be built, and the Corporation of York requested Thomas Page to design a replacement. His Gothic Revival bridge opened in 1863. Together with the attached tollhouses it is a Grade II listed building. In August 1892, champion diver Tommy Burns dived off
1400-532: The trial. The original Roman bridge over the Ouse was eventually replaced by a wooden bridge built further downstream by the Vikings . In 1154, it collapsed under the weight of a crowd which had gathered to greet St William of York on his return from exile. It was replaced by a stone bridge in the second half of the 12th century. In 1367 the first public toilets in Yorkshire, and likely England, were opened on
1440-519: The two sides of the Pennines mirrors the M62 motorway . The network is signposted using a white bicycle symbol (and on some routes, walking) on a blue background, with an inset box showing a white route number on a red background. In general, signs do not show destinations or distances. On some older signs, regional route numbers have a blue background instead. The system of symbols is based on that used by
1480-692: The wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Kent at York Minster . A permanent bridge was opened officially on 28 October 1963. The bridge is built from 4,000 tons of concrete and 50 tons of reinforced steel. The second bridge across the Ouse was the Scarborough Bridge , built in 1845 to carry the railway line between York and Scarborough (now the Scarborough branch of the North TransPennine route). Originally it had two tracks with
1520-460: The younger and erected in 1811–12, replaced a wooden bridge. The bridge was once the site of a fish market . It is a Grade II* listed building. The Blue Bridge crosses the River Foss just above its confluence with the River Ouse. The original bridge on the site was built in 1738, the current one being constructed in 1929–30. In the early 1730s a section of the eastern river bank of
1560-524: Was established to encourage cycling and walking throughout the United Kingdom, as well as for the purposes of bicycle touring . It was created by the charity Sustrans who were aided by a £42.5 million National Lottery grant. However Sustrans themselves only own around 2% of the paths on the network, the rest being made of existing public highways and rights of way, and permissive paths negotiated by Sustrans with private landowners. In 2017,
1600-515: Was signposted to an "interim" standard, and a new goal was then set to double that to 10,000 miles (16,000 km) by 2005. August 2005 saw the completion of that goal. In 2018, Sustrans published the National Cycle Network - Paths for Everyone report which reviewed the quality and usage of the Network and set out a vision for its future. The report rated 42% of the then network as 'very poor' and identified over 12,000 barriers on
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