Linton Bridge carries the minor road that links Collingham and Linton over the

River Wharfe The River Wharfe ( ) is a river in Yorkshire, England originating within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. For much of its middle course it is the county boundary between West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. Its valley is known as Wharfedale. ...

near

Wetherby Wetherby ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire and lies approximately from Leeds city centre, from ...

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, England. The

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bridge was built out of rock-faced stone in the early to mid-19th century. Its

parapet A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/brea ...

, terminating in square

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, was renewed later that century. It has three basket arches and rounded cutwaters. The bridge was closed on 27 December 2015 after flood water, in the aftermath of Storm Eva, caused a pier to settle, cracking the carriageway and damaging its parapet. The closest road bridge linking the villages is

Wetherby Bridge Wetherby Bridge is a scheduled monument and Grade II-listed building, listed bridge over the River Wharfe in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, dating from the 13th century.West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service. ''Wetherby Conservation Area''retrie ...

. The bridge reopened on 2 September 2017 after repairs costing £5.1 million. It was one of more than 100 bridges that were damaged in the aftermath of the storm.

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