Rigmaden Bridge

Rigmaden Bridge is a single lane road brdge over the River Lune, located to the west of Rigmaden in Cumbria. It straddles the civil parishes of Mansergh and Middleton. The bridge was built for the Rigmaden Estate in the 1880s. It is constructed with cast and wrought iron, with stone abutments. Rigmaden Bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage list for England. The bridge was closed in December 2021, after a structural assessment found it unsafe for pedestrians and vehicles due to corrosion and fatigue. Westmorland and Furness Council obtained Listed Building Consent to restore the bridge in 2023. The council, working with the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, are seeking funding for a plan to improve the bridge's structural capacity while retaining its appearance.[1]

1923 15 May. The South Westmorland District Council wrote to the County Council stating that they had taken over the road leading from Rigmaden gate to the main Sedbergh-K. Lonsdale road, including the bridge over the Lune and asking that the bridge be made a county bridge. It is 151 feet long including the abutments, a stone arch on the east side with a span of 17 ft. 5 ins., one pier and a steel girder bridge of 120 ft. span. The width of the carriage way is 12 ft. 4 ins. The approach roads on the east and west are 75 yards and 100 yards respectively. Resolved that the County be recommended to pay a sum not exceeding one-third of the annual cost of maintenance. C.C. Minutes, 1923–24.

Records Relating To the Barony of Kendale: Volume 3, ed. John F Curwen, 1926