Work is well underway to rebuild the former Copley Bridge, now known as Wilson Bridge, as part of Calderdale Council’s ongoing flood recovery work across the borough. The 185-year-old bridge was destroyed in the Boxing Day 2015 floods.
Wilson Bridge will consist of three steel sections to make it stronger, and will include stone from the original Copley Bridge. The steel sections were delivered to the site last week. Watch our short film(external link) of them being lifted into place across the river by a 350-tonne crane on 9 September 2017.
The new structure will provide access for pedestrians, horses and non-motorised vehicles and reconnect the two sides of the valley.
Construction is reaching its final stages and is due to be completed by this autumn.