County Bridge, Sowerby Bridge, River Calder & Ryburn Junction

The Grade II Listed County Bridge, Sowerby Bridge forms part of the busy, vital link from the Sadddleworth M62 junction to Halifax. The stone and steel bridge structure stretches over the river Calder in a three span formation. The bridge was in need of emergency structural repairs due to its age and also the vast amount of traffic it carries on a daily basis. During the works it was essential that the bridge remained open at all times. SUKR worked closely with Barhale & Mouchel’s the engineers advising of the best repair methods to replace missing stone from the bridge faces and carry out structural repairs. Stone was sourced locally and as part of the works SUKR also carried out a full pointing package to the faces and under arches of the bridge using rafts. This was done with a heritage lime mortar as specified by conservation officers.