The North York Moors National Park Authority have been working with North Yorkshire Council to reopen Grosmont Bridge following a road traffic accident on 3 August.
The bridge is an 18th Century grade II listed structure maintained by North Yorkshire Council. Due to its special status, careful restoration and re-building work needs to be undertaken after the accident demolished the stone parapet wall.
Following a single-decker bus crash off a Grosmont bridge down a 30ft embankment into the River Esk on Saturday 3rd August, a temporary prohibition of traffic order was set to be in place up until February 2026. Residents have said the restrictions will cause “serious difficulties” for people living in the area and have called on authorities to speed up the repair process.
With the winter months approaching and a 16-mile diversion proposed, negotiations have taken place between the National Park Authority’s Planning Department and North Yorkshire Council’s Highways and Transportation Department for a semi-permanent breeze block parapet wall to be built.
This will allow the bridge to reopen much quicker (the estimated time being in the next two months) with proper stone restoration work done spring 2025.
Annabel Longfield-Reeve, Senior Heritage and Conservation Officer at the North York Moors National Park Authority, said:
“This three-arch sandstone bridge spans the River Esk and dates from around 1700. It’s an important historic feature of Grosmont and indeed the wider National Park, but principally it serves as an essential transport link for local communities of the Esk Valley.
“For this reason, the priority is to ensure the bridge is once again made safe for vehicles and pedestrians, with proper restoration by skilled stonemasons taking place at a later point.”
When the bus crashed, one passenger was on board and went to hospital and the driver suffered minor injuries and was examined by ambulance staff at the scene.
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