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Kildwick Bridge is a road bridge over the River Aire in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the oldest documented bridges in England, with a reference dating back to 1305. It was the main route through Yorkshire towards and from Skipton, later becoming part of the Keighley to Kendal Turnpike. A newer road bridge and bypass opened just upstream from the current bridge, however Kildwick bridge is still open to vehicular traffic gaining access to Kildwick village. the bridge is both a scheduled monument and a grade I listed structure.

History
The rebuilding of the bridge in 1305 is listed as costing over £21. Although other bridges are thought to have existed at Kildwick and other locations such as Leeds and Bingley, Kildwick is the oldest documented bridge on the River Aire, and one of the oldest documented Medieval bridges in England. The bridge is 46 yard long and up until 1988, carried the A629 road when it was bypassed by a new trunk road and roundabout to the south, with a short spur along a newer bridge to the west.

The bridge has four arches, all with ribbed undersides, but two arches are rounded, and the other two are pointed.