Editing River Don, Yorkshire (section)

===Bridges in Upper Don area===
This area stretches from the source of the River Don down to and including Oughtibridge.  There are many minor crossings of the Don in this area, so only a selection of bridges is covered in this section.

[[File:Dunford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 931202.jpg|thumb|top|right|Dunford Bridge]]

====Dunford Bridge====
The road bridge at the small hamlet of [[Dunford Bridge]] carries the unclassified Windle Edge Road across the River Don.  The source of the Don is about {{convert|4|km|order=flip}} to the west and the retaining dam of Winscar Reservoir is {{convert|400|m|order=flip}} to the west.  The road bridge is {{convert|50|m|order=flip}} below the surface level of the water in the reservoir.

[[File:Thurlstone - Leapings Lane footbridge and ford.jpg|thumb|top|right|Thurlstone Leapings Lane footbridge]]

====Thurlstone Leapings Lane footbridge====
One of many footpath crossings of the Don in the upper part of its course.  This path links the A628 (near St Saviour's Church) with Leapings Lane.  There is a ford by the side of the footbridge and this can be easily crossed by road vehicles for most of the year.

[[File:Penistone - Viaduct.jpg|thumb|top|right|Penistone Viaduct]]

====Penistone Viaduct====
This is a curving 29-arch [[Penistone Viaduct|viaduct]] which is {{convert|300|m|order=flip}} long and {{convert|30|m|order=flip}} high where it crosses the River Don.  It is used by passenger services on the route from Sheffield to Huddersfield ("The [[Penistone Line]]").  It was built in 1850 by Sir John Fowler for the Huddersfield & Sheffield Junction Railway (later the [[Great Central Railway]]).  The viaduct suffered a partial collapse in 1916.  The viaduct crosses the B6462 Thurgoland to Penistone road as well as the River Don.<ref name=DavidJoybook>{{cite book|last=Joy|first=David|title=A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain – Volume 8: South and West Yorkshire|year=1978|publisher=David & Charles|location=Newton Abbot|isbn=0-7153-7783-3|page=143}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Heritage Locations|publisher=Transport Heritage|url=http://www.transportheritage.com/find-heritage-locations.html?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&sobi2Id=470|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Penistone Viaduct|publisher=Graces Guide|url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Penistone_Viaduct|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Oxspring - Viaduct (Geograph-2519542-by-Dave-Bevis).jpg|thumb|top|right|Oxspring Viaduct]]

====Oxspring Viaduct====
This is a seven-arch viaduct, built around 1855, which crosses the B6462 Thurgoland to Penistone road as well as the River Don.  The railway that it conveys started off as a local colliery line of the South Yorkshire Railway Company and later became part of a trunk freight route which reached its traffic peak in the early 1950s.  From 1983 the line has been used for local passenger services between Sheffield and Huddersfield via Barnsley.<ref name=DavidJoybook/>

[[File:Geograph-2322171-by-Jonathan-Clitheroe.jpg|thumb|top|right|Oxspring Willow Footbridge]]

====Oxspring Willow Footbridge====
Built about 1734, this narrow stone bridge conveyed the packhorse trail from Leeds to Cheshire. It now forms part of the [[Trans Pennine Trail]].  It is listed Grade II by English Heritage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Willow Bridge listing|publisher=British Listed Buildings|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-334027-willow-bridge-approximately-300-metres-n#.VbNmjSFwaSl|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/924670|title=Willow Bridge photo|publisher=Geograph website|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>

====Romtickle Viaduct====
<!--[[File:Geograph-2228610-by-John-Fielding.jpg|thumb|top|right|Romtickle Viaduct]]-->This substantial viaduct conveys the long-distance [[Trans Pennine Trail]] across the River Don and its valley which is narrow at this point.  The name of the viaduct varies.  Barnsley Council sign-boards call this Romticle Viaduct, local newspapers call it Rumtickle Viaduct and 1940s LNER plans call it Romptickle Viaduct.  Built in 1844 from local stone, it formed part of the Sheffield to Manchester Railway which opened in 1845.  Trains ceased on this section of the line in May 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4037516|title=Romtickle Viaduct photo|publisher=Geograph website|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Wortley - footbridge and stepping stones.jpg|thumb|top|right|Wortley Footbridge]]

====Wortley Footbridge====
This footbridge is on the Barnsley Boundary Walk, upstream of Tin Mill Dam.  It provides a drier alternative to the adjacent set of stepping stones when the river level is high.  The bridge has an above-deck truss design and is constructed largely of tubular steel.  It was manufactured by Tubewrights Ltd of Newport (Monmouthshire).  This was a company that specialised in the fabrication of tubular steel structures.  It had other factories in London, Liverpool and Glasgow and was in business from 1899 until 1981.  In 1961, the company employed 1,200 people.  This pre-fabricated design of footbridge was popular in the years immediately after the Second World War and examples can be found all over Britain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wortley Footbridge|publisher=Graces Guide|url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Tubewrights|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3051291|title=Doctors Bridge photo|publisher=Geograph website|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Weir, River Don, Oughtibridge.jpg|thumb|top|right|Oughtibridge – river at normal level]]

====Oughtibridge Station Lane Bridge====
[[File:June 2007 - River Don Weir at Oughtibridge during the flood. - geograph.org.uk - 716028.jpg|thumb|top|right|Oughtibridge – river in flood (2007)]]Station Lane bridge carries the unclassified road from Oughtibridge to Grenoside over the River Don.  The station referred to is the "Oughty Bridge Station" (east of the road bridge) on the former Great Central Railway Company's Sheffield to Manchester route.  It opened in 1845 and closed to passengers in 1959.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oughty Bridge Station|publisher=Disused Stations|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/o/oughty_bridge/index.shtml|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>
Like most of the upper Don, the river at Oughtibridge appears fairly benign, with it having a small flow and being easily fordable below the weir to the south of the bridge.  However, as discussed in the Flooding section above, its wide catchment area and the sometimes-extreme weather in the Pennines makes the river susceptible to occasional flooding.  The two photographs illustrate the contrast.