Bridge replacement and the impact in the A683

Replacing the footbridge across the River Rawthey will mean a lengthy diversion in place whilst the works are carried out between September and November.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority are co-ordinating a project this Autumn to replace the footbridge across the River Rawthey, just north of the Cross Keys Hotel, with an accessible bridleway bridge.

The works affecting road use are happening in two phases.

Phase 1

The first phase requires a lane closure on the A683 running from mid-September to late October. The road will be open but traffic lights will be in operation just north of the Cross Keys Hotel.

Within this time period there will also be a short overnight full road closure on the A683 near the bridge site to allow concrete to be pumped in to the bridge supports on both banks.

This closure will be from 6pm Thursday 17th October to 6am Friday 18th October. Alternative routes will be signed for both light and heavy vehicles via either the Mallerstang road or the M6.

Local access either side of the closure at the Cross Keys should be possible. It will not be possible to drive through the closure.

(Please also note that, during works, the layby close to Cross Keys/footbridge will be closed, though access to the bridge will remain).

Phase 2

The second phase requires a full closure of the A683 between the Cross Keys Hotel and a location east of Ravenstonedale village near Crooks Beck. This is to allow the delivery of the new bridge and the crane required to lift it on to the new bridge supports.

The closure is planned to run from 6pm on Friday 15th November to 6am on Monday 18th November. The full weekend may not be required. If it isn’t, the signage will be removed and the road re-opened early, but we are planning for the full weekend. The same alternative routes will be signed as for the overnight closure in October.

Local access either side of the Cross Keys should still be possible during the closure other than when the crane and bridge are in transit to and from the bridge site. It will not be possible to drive through the bridge location when the road is closed.

Correct as of September 17th.