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24
Jul 2023
Harewood Bridge to be closed for four weeks from this week
Harewood Bridge near Harrogate will be closed on Wednesday for four weeks.
The bridge will close at 7am on July 26 until 6am on August 24 for essential maintenance work to be carried out.
The grade-II listed structure carries the A61 Harrogate Road over the River Wharfe and is a busy route between Harrogate and Leeds.
Leeds City Council is set to close the bridge in order for waterproofing, resurfacing and footpath repair works to be carried out.
The footway across the bridge will remain open to pedestrians and cyclists throughout the work.
Advanced signs for the closure will be in place before the bridge is shut.
Cllr Helen Hayden, the council’s executive member for infrastructure and climate, said previously:
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A diversion route will be in place during the work from Otley Road, Arthington Lane, Main Street, Pool Bridge, Harrogate Road, Swindon Lane and onto Harrogate Road.
The same route will be in place in the opposite direction.
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