A HISTORIC grade II listed bridge which has been shut for repairs since October re-opens to traffic this weekend.
The 238-year-old single carriageway bridge across the River Swale located at the A61 at Skipton-on-Swale, near Thirsk, opens on Sunday.
North Yorkshire County Council closed the bridge to carry out essential maintenance but the work was delayed.
The damage was found to be worse than first thought and the bad weather caused delays too to the anger of local businesses.
The bridge will be re-opened at 4pm on Sunday, January 23 after contractors spent several weeks working 12 hours a day to complete the work.
County councillor Gareth Dadd, executive member for highways, said: "It was only possible to carry out a total inspection of the structure once the bridge was closed.
"As a result of what was discovered, the stonemasons had to adopt different repair techniques that were more time consuming to carry out but will result in much more of the original fabric of the bridge being retained."
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