# List of crossings of the River Derwent, Derbyshire

This is a list of crossings of the Derbyshire Derwent, the principal river of Derbyshire in the Midlands of England.
Listed in the table are those crossings that have been identified from the first formal crossing at the packhorse bridge at Slippery Stones, in the upper Derwent valley, continuing through the Derwent Valley Mills heritage site to Derby, to the last crossing near Church Wilne upstream of Derwent Mouth where the Derwent meets the River Trent.
Described by Defoe in 1726 as a "fury of a river" the Derwent could only be forded at a number of particular locations, which could still be impassable during winter floods. Wooden bridges provided for a more reliable crossing, but were easily damaged by those same floods. The wooden bridge at Leadmill was destroyed before it was completed in the early 1700s. Toad-Moor Bridge near Ambergate was rebuilt as Halfpenny Bridge by Francis Hurt in 1792, after being swept away in a flood of 1791. In the Candlemas flood of February 1795, the bridges at Belper and Whatstandwell were washed away, but were subsequently rebuilt soon after.
Glover in his History of the County of Derby of 1829 noted that there were a number of bridges, fords and a ferry across the Derwent. There were fords at Wilne Mills, Alvaston, Little Eaton and Ambaston, and a ferry at Matlock Bath. Wooden bridges were mentioned at Wilne Mills, Borrowash Mills and Exeter Bridge, downstream of which was a long wooden bridge for canal towing horses. Tolls were levied at Wilne Mills, Darley Abbey, and Milford, where there was also a chain-bridge for mill workers. He also recorded a number of county bridges and stone-arched bridges, the majority of which are now listed structures, and in some cases scheduled monuments. A number of these bridges were built by the local industrial families of the Derwent valley, including those of Hurt, Strutt and Evans.
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## Crossings

Key to heritage status :
| Status | Criteria |
| I | Grade I listed. Bridge of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
| II* | Grade II* listed. Particularly important bridge of more than special interest |
| II | Grade II listed. Bridge of national importance and special interest |
| SM | Scheduled Monument. Nationally important archaeological bridge. |
| River order | Name | Location Coordinates | Carries | Date | Heritage status | Notes |
| 1 | Slippery Stones packhorse bridge | Hope Woodlands 53°27′09″N 1°44′48″W﻿ / ﻿53.45260°N 1.74661°W﻿ / 53.45260; -1.74661﻿ (Slippery Stones) | Footpath | 1672 (1959) | II | A 17th-century packhorse bridge that was relocated from Derwent village |
| 2 | Howden Dam | Howden Reservoir 53°26′00″N 1°45′00″W﻿ / ﻿53.43333°N 1.75000°W﻿ / 53.43333; -1.75000﻿ (Howden Dam) | – | 1912 | II | For information |
| 3 | Derwent Dam | Derwent Reservoir 53°24′18″N 1°44′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.40503°N 1.74167°W﻿ / 53.40503; -1.74167﻿ (Derwent Dam) | – | 1916 | II | For information |
| 4 | Fairholmes Bridge | Derwent Reservoir 53°24′09″N 1°44′32″W﻿ / ﻿53.40260°N 1.74219°W﻿ / 53.40260; -1.74219﻿ (Fairholmes Bridge) | Derwent Lane | | - | Stone arch bridge |
| 5 | Ashopton Viaduct | Ladybower Reservoir 53°22′29″N 1°42′41″W﻿ / ﻿53.37465°N 1.71147°W﻿ / 53.37465; -1.71147﻿ (Ashopton Viaduct) | A57 | 1943 | - | Concrete viaduct |
| 6 | Ladybower Dam | Ladybower Reservoir 53°21′57″N 1°42′04″W﻿ / ﻿53.3657°N 1.7011°W﻿ / 53.3657; -1.7011﻿ (Ladybower Dam) | Footpath | 1943 | - | Footway along dam wall |
| 7 | Yorkshire Bridge | Yorkshire Bridge 53°21′40″N 1°42′14″W﻿ / ﻿53.36123°N 1.70386°W﻿ / 53.36123; -1.70386﻿ (Yorkshire Bridge) | Lydgate Lane | 1800s | II | Stone arch bridge |
| 8 | Bamford Mill footbridge | Bamford 53°20′48″N 1°41′39″W﻿ / ﻿53.34659°N 1.69411°W﻿ / 53.34659; -1.69411﻿ (Bamford Mill footbridge) | Footpath | | - | Wooden footbridge at Bamford Mill |
| 9 | Water Lane bridge | Bamford 53°20′34″N 1°41′34″W﻿ / ﻿53.34284°N 1.69273°W﻿ / 53.34284; -1.69273﻿ (Water Lane bridge) | Water Lane | | - | Minor road bridge |
| 10 | Railway bridge | Bamford 53°20′25″N 1°41′32″W﻿ / ﻿53.34014°N 1.69230°W﻿ / 53.34014; -1.69230﻿ (Railway bridge) | Hope Valley line | | - | Rail bridge |
| 11 | Mytham Bridge | Bamford 53°20′21″N 1°41′38″W﻿ / ﻿53.33917°N 1.69388°W﻿ / 53.33917; -1.69388﻿ (Mytham Bridge) | A6187 | | - | Stone arch bridge with adjacent footbridge |
| 12 | Hathersage stepping stones | Hathersage 53°19′50″N 1°40′31″W﻿ / ﻿53.33048°N 1.67540°W﻿ / 53.33048; -1.67540﻿ (Hathersage stepping stones) | Footpath | | - | Between Offerton and Hathersage |
| 13 | Leadmill Bridge | Hathersage 53°19′19″N 1°39′04″W﻿ / ﻿53.32187°N 1.65102°W﻿ / 53.32187; -1.65102﻿ (Leadmill Bridge) | B6001 | 18th century | II | Stone arch bridge – widened in 1928 |
| 14 | Grindleford Bridge | Grindleford 53°17′48″N 1°38′03″W﻿ / ﻿53.29675°N 1.63415°W﻿ / 53.29675; -1.63415﻿ (Grindleford Bridge) | B6251 | | II & SM | Stone arch bridge |
| 15 | Froggatt Bridge | Froggatt 53°16′52″N 1°38′09″W﻿ / ﻿53.28116°N 1.63585°W﻿ / 53.28116; -1.63585﻿ (Froggatt Bridge) | Minor Road | 19th century | SM | Stone arch bridge |
| 16 | Froggatt New Bridge | Froggatt 53°16′28″N 1°38′08″W﻿ / ﻿53.27445°N 1.63565°W﻿ / 53.27445; -1.63565﻿ (Froggatt New Bridge) | A625 | | - | Stone arch bridge |
| 17 | Calver Bridge | Calver 53°16′00″N 1°37′53″W﻿ / ﻿53.26657°N 1.63146°W﻿ / 53.26657; -1.63146﻿ (Calver Bridge) | Minor road | 19th century | II* | Triple arched stone bridge |
| 18 | Calver Bridge (A623) | Calver 53°15′59″N 1°37′55″W﻿ / ﻿53.26625°N 1.63206°W﻿ / 53.26625; -1.63206﻿ (Calver Bridge (A623)) | A623 | 1974 | - | Modern bridge |
| 19 | Baslow Bridge | Baslow 53°14′52″N 1°37′31″W﻿ / ﻿53.24775°N 1.62527°W﻿ / 53.24775; -1.62527﻿ (Baslow Bridge) | Minor road | 1608 | I & SM | Stone arch bridge with toll booth |
| 20 | Devonshire Bridge | Baslow 53°14′46″N 1°37′24″W﻿ / ﻿53.24604°N 1.62337°W﻿ / 53.24604; -1.62337﻿ (Devonshire Bridge) | A619 | 1925 | - | Bakewell Road bridge |
| 21 | Chatsworth Park Bridge | Chatsworth 53°13′41″N 1°36′58″W﻿ / ﻿53.22800°N 1.61622°W﻿ / 53.22800; -1.61622﻿ (Chatsworth Park Bridge) | Minor road | 1774 | I | Designed by James Paine, providing access to Chatsworth House |
| 22 | One Arch Bridge | Chatsworth 53°12′45″N 1°36′40″W﻿ / ﻿53.21241°N 1.61106°W﻿ / 53.21241; -1.61106﻿ (One Arch Bridge) | B6012 | 1760 | II* & SM | Also designed by James Paine, linking Edensor to Beeley |
| 23 | Rowsley Viaduct | Rowsley 53°11′25″N 1°37′06″W﻿ / ﻿53.19038°N 1.61842°W﻿ / 53.19038; -1.61842﻿ (Rowsley Viaduct) | Unused | 1862 | - | Former railway viaduct |
| 24 | Rowsley Bridge | Rowsley 53°11′22″N 1°37′02″W﻿ / ﻿53.18957°N 1.61720°W﻿ / 53.18957; -1.61720﻿ (Rowsley Bridge) | A6 | 15th century | II* & SM | Stone arch bridge widened 1926 |
| 25 | Darley Bridge | Darley Bridge 53°09′18″N 1°35′49″W﻿ / ﻿53.15508°N 1.59697°W﻿ / 53.15508; -1.59697﻿ (Darley Bridge) | B5057 | 15th century | II* & SM | Stone arch bridge |
| 26 | Peak Rail bridge | Matlock 53°08′31″N 1°34′08″W﻿ / ﻿53.14200°N 1.56899°W﻿ / 53.14200; -1.56899﻿ (Peak Rail bridge) | Peak Rail | | - | Bridge 35 |
| 27 | Derwent Way bridge | Matlock 53°08′27″N 1°33′53″W﻿ / ﻿53.14074°N 1.56464°W﻿ / 53.14074; -1.56464﻿ (Derwent Way bridge) | A6 | 2007 | - | Modern A6 bridge |
| 28 | Matlock Bridge | Matlock 53°08′16″N 1°33′22″W﻿ / ﻿53.13788°N 1.55622°W﻿ / 53.13788; -1.55622﻿ (Matlock Bridge) | Former A6 route restored and widened 1904 | 15th century | II* & SM | Stone arch bridge |
| 29 | Hall Leys Park footbridge | Matlock 53°08′12″N 1°33′15″W﻿ / ﻿53.13659°N 1.55414°W﻿ / 53.13659; -1.55414﻿ (Hall Leys Park footbridge) | Footpath | | - | The gateway to the bridge shows flood heights in 1960 and 1965 |
| 30 | Railway bridge | Matlock 53°08′05″N 1°33′23″W﻿ / ﻿53.13486°N 1.55643°W﻿ / 53.13486; -1.55643﻿ (Railway bridge) | Derwent Valley Line | | - | Rail bridge |
| 31 | Footbridge | Matlock 53°08′00″N 1°33′25″W﻿ / ﻿53.13333°N 1.55684°W﻿ / 53.13333; -1.55684﻿ (Footbridge) | Footpath | | - | Dale Road to Pic Tor |
| 32 | Footbridge | Matlock Bath 53°07′34″N 1°33′35″W﻿ / ﻿53.12600°N 1.55975°W﻿ / 53.12600; -1.55975﻿ (Footbridge) | Footpath | | - | Dale Road to High Tor |
| 33 | Footbridge | Matlock Bath 53°07′26″N 1°33′28″W﻿ / ﻿53.12386°N 1.55791°W﻿ / 53.12386; -1.55791﻿ (Footbridge) | Footpath | | - | Dale Road to cable car |
| 34 | Matlock Bath Bridge | Matlock Bath 53°07′19″N 1°33′28″W﻿ / ﻿53.12189°N 1.55786°W﻿ / 53.12189; -1.55786﻿ (Matlock Bath Bridge) | Access road | | - | Access road to Station Yard |
| 35 | Jubilee Bridge, Matlock Bath | Matlock Bath 53°07′17″N 1°33′42″W﻿ / ﻿53.12142°N 1.56154°W﻿ / 53.12142; -1.56154﻿ (Jubilee Bridge, Matlock Bath) | Footpath | 1887 | - | Footbridge |
| 36 | Derwent Gardens footbridge | Matlock Bath 53°07′03″N 1°33′36″W﻿ / ﻿53.11752°N 1.55990°W﻿ / 53.11752; -1.55990﻿ (Derwent Gardens footbridge) | Footpath | 1969 | - | Modern footbridge linking Derwent Gardens to Lovers Walk; site of earlier Matlock ferry |
| 37 | Cromford Bridge | Cromford 53°06′40″N 1°33′11″W﻿ / ﻿53.11101°N 1.55310°W﻿ / 53.11101; -1.55310﻿ (Cromford Bridge) | Mill Road | 15th century | II* & SM | Stone arch bridge |
| 38 | Cromford railway bridge | Cromford 53°06′43″N 1°32′53″W﻿ / ﻿53.11206°N 1.54809°W﻿ / 53.11206; -1.54809﻿ (Cromford railway bridge) | Derwent Valley Line | | - | Rail bridge |
| 39 | Access bridge (High peak junction) | High Peak Junction 53°06′03″N 1°31′54″W﻿ / ﻿53.10074°N 1.53171°W﻿ / 53.10074; -1.53171﻿ (Access bridge (High peak junction)) | Access road | | - | Access to sewage works |
| 40 | Footbridge | High Peak Junction 53°06′02″N 1°31′53″W﻿ / ﻿53.10060°N 1.53127°W﻿ / 53.10060; -1.53127﻿ (Footbridge) | Footpath | | - | High Peak Junction |
| 41 | Leawood railway bridge | High Peak Junction 53°05′52″N 1°31′44″W﻿ / ﻿53.09778°N 1.52882°W﻿ / 53.09778; -1.52882﻿ (Leawood railway bridge) | Derwent Valley Line | | - | Rail bridge |
| 42 | Wigwell Aqueduct | High Peak Junction 53°05′49″N 1°31′47″W﻿ / ﻿53.09693°N 1.52983°W﻿ / 53.09693; -1.52983﻿ (Wigwell Aqueduct) | Cromford Canal | 1790s | SM | Partially collapsed during construction; rebuilt at William Jessop's own expense |
| 43 | Railway bridge | High Peak Junction 53°05′45″N 1°31′19″W﻿ / ﻿53.09595°N 1.52191°W﻿ / 53.09595; -1.52191﻿ (Railway bridge) | Derwent Valley Line | | - | Rail bridge |
| 44 | Homesford footbridge | Whatstandwell 53°05′40″N 1°30′51″W﻿ / ﻿53.09447°N 1.51415°W﻿ / 53.09447; -1.51415﻿ (Homesford footbridge) | Footpath | | - | Combined foot and pipe bridge |
| 45 | Railway bridge | Whatstandwell 53°05′23″N 1°30′25″W﻿ / ﻿53.08979°N 1.50692°W﻿ / 53.08979; -1.50692﻿ (Railway bridge – Whatstandwell) | Derwent Valley Line | | - | Rail bridge |
| 46 | Whatstandwell Bridge | Whatstandwell 53°05′08″N 1°30′25″W﻿ / ﻿53.08549°N 1.50704°W﻿ / 53.08549; -1.50704﻿ (Whatstandwell Bridge) | A6 | 1796 | II | Stone arch bridge |
| 47 | Oak Hurst mills bridge | Ambergate 53°04′00″N 1°29′31″W﻿ / ﻿53.06674°N 1.49193°W﻿ / 53.06674; -1.49193﻿ (Oak Hurst mills bridge) | Access road | | - | Access bridge |
| 48 | Halfpenny Bridge | Ambergate 53°03′34″N 1°29′02″W﻿ / ﻿53.05942°N 1.48389°W﻿ / 53.05942; -1.48389﻿ (Halfpenny Bridge) | Holly Lane | 1792 | II | Also known as Toad-Moor bridge, built as a toll bridge by Francis Hurt |
| 49 | Derwent Viaduct | Ambergate 53°03′24″N 1°28′58″W﻿ / ﻿53.05672°N 1.48288°W﻿ / 53.05672; -1.48288﻿ (Derwent Viaduct) | Midland Main Line | 1840 | II* | Skewed rail bridge |
| 50 | Railway bridge | Belper 53°02′45″N 1°29′06″W﻿ / ﻿53.0458°N 1.4849°W﻿ / 53.0458; -1.4849﻿ (Railway bridge) | Midland Main Line | | - | Rail bridge |
| 51 | Railway bridge | Belper 53°01′56″N 1°28′59″W﻿ / ﻿53.0321°N 1.4830°W﻿ / 53.0321; -1.4830﻿ (Railway bridge) | Midland Main Line | | - | Rail bridge |
| 52 | Belper Bridge | Belper 53°01′46″N 1°29′14″W﻿ / ﻿53.02936°N 1.48725°W﻿ / 53.02936; -1.48725﻿ (Belper Bridge) | Bridge Foot | 1798 | II | Tripled arched bridge |
| 53 | Belper Meadows footbridge | Belper 53°01′30″N 1°29′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.02505°N 1.49173°W﻿ / 53.02505; -1.49173﻿ (Belper Meadows footbridge) | Footpath | | - | Access bridge |
| 54 | Belper sewage works bridge | Belper 53°00′58″N 1°29′06″W﻿ / ﻿53.01619°N 1.48501°W﻿ / 53.01619; -1.48501﻿ (Belper sewage works bridge) | Access road | | - | Access bridge |
| 55 | Swainsley Railway bridge | Belper 53°00′40″N 1°29′04″W﻿ / ﻿53.01125°N 1.48433°W﻿ / 53.01125; -1.48433﻿ (Swainsley Railway bridge) | Midland Main Line | | - | Steel rail bridge |
| 56 | Milford Bridge | Milford 53°00′08″N 1°28′42″W﻿ / ﻿53.00231°N 1.47840°W﻿ / 53.00231; -1.47840﻿ (Milford Bridge) | A6 | 1790 | II | Stone arch bridge |
| 57 | Milford footbridge | Milford 53°00′03″N 1°28′46″W﻿ / ﻿53.00096°N 1.47936°W﻿ / 53.00096; -1.47936﻿ (Milford footbridge) | Footpath | | - | Garden centre access |
| 58 | Moscow Farm bridge | Milford 52°59′45″N 1°28′53″W﻿ / ﻿52.99587°N 1.48139°W﻿ / 52.99587; -1.48139﻿ (Moscow Farm bridge) | Access road | | - | Access bridge |
| 59 | Duffield Church Bridge | Duffield 52°58′58″N 1°28′47″W﻿ / ﻿52.98290°N 1.47961°W﻿ / 52.98290; -1.47961﻿ (Duffield Church Bridge) | Makeney Road | Probable 16th century | II & SM | Stone arch bridge |
| 60 | Burley Railway Bridge | Little Eaton 52°58′11″N 1°28′17″W﻿ / ﻿52.96981°N 1.47143°W﻿ / 52.96981; -1.47143﻿ (Burley Railway Bridge) | Midland Main Line | | - | Rail bridge |
| 61 | Allestree Ford Bridge | Allestree 52°57′27″N 1°27′58″W﻿ / ﻿52.95760°N 1.46619°W﻿ / 52.95760; -1.46619﻿ (Allestree Ford Bridge) | Ford Lane | | - | Former ford at this point |
| 62 | Allestree A38 Bridge | Allestree 52°57′20″N 1°28′03″W﻿ / ﻿52.95568°N 1.46759°W﻿ / 52.95568; -1.46759﻿ (Allestree A38 Bridge) | Abbey Hill | | - | Dual carriageway bridge |
| 63 | Darley Abbey toll bridge | Darley Abbey 52°56′36″N 1°28′33″W﻿ / ﻿52.94332°N 1.47584°W﻿ / 52.94332; -1.47584﻿ (Darley Abbey toll bridge) | Haslams Lane | | - | The existing toll bridge was deemed unsafe for both foot and road traffic in 2022, and was subsequently replaced by a temporary pedestrian footbridge known as Walter's Walkway later that same year. |
| 64 | Handyside Bridge | Derby 52°55′51″N 1°28′39″W﻿ / ﻿52.93092°N 1.47747°W﻿ / 52.93092; -1.47747﻿ (Handyside Bridge) | Footpath | 1878 | II | Former GNR railway bridge |
| 65 | St Marys Bridge | Derby 52°55′38″N 1°28′31″W﻿ / ﻿52.92716°N 1.47519°W﻿ / 52.92716; -1.47519﻿ (St Marys Bridge) | Minor road | 1793 | II* & SM | Designed by Thomas Harrison, it replaced an earlier medieval bridge; adjacent is St Mary's Bridge Chapel. |
| 66 | Causey Bridge | Derby 52°55′36″N 1°28′31″W﻿ / ﻿52.92667°N 1.47521°W﻿ / 52.92667; -1.47521﻿ (Causey Bridge) | Saint Alkmunds Way | 1972 | - | Dual carriageway bridge |
| 67 | Cathedral Green Footbridge | Derby 52°55′31″N 1°28′31″W﻿ / ﻿52.92525°N 1.47522°W﻿ / 52.92525; -1.47522﻿ (Cathedral Green footbridge) | Footpath | 2009 | - | Swing bridge |
| 68 | Exeter Bridge | Derby 52°55′26″N 1°28′26″W﻿ / ﻿52.92397°N 1.47382°W﻿ / 52.92397; -1.47382﻿ (Exeter Bridge) | Derwent Street | 1929 | - | 1920s road bridge, replaced earlier wooden bridge |
| 69 | Holmes Bridge | Derby 52°55′24″N 1°28′11″W﻿ / ﻿52.92343°N 1.46968°W﻿ / 52.92343; -1.46968﻿ (Holmes Bridge) | A601 | 1972 | - | Dual carriageway bridge |
| 70 | Bass Recreation Ground footbridge | Derby 52°55′17″N 1°27′57″W﻿ / ﻿52.92139°N 1.46592°W﻿ / 52.92139; -1.46592﻿ (Bass Recreation Ground footbridge) | Footpath | | - | Modern footbridge |
| 71 | Derwent Bridge | Derby 52°55′10″N 1°27′50″W﻿ / ﻿52.91952°N 1.46376°W﻿ / 52.91952; -1.46376﻿ (Derwent Bridge) | Midland Main Line | 1840 | II | Skewed rail bridge, also known as Five Arches |
| 72 | Derwent Parade bridge | Pride Park 52°55′03″N 1°26′35″W﻿ / ﻿52.91761°N 1.44309°W﻿ / 52.91761; -1.44309﻿ (Derwent Parade bridge) | Derwent Parade | | - | Modern road bridge |
| 73 | Railway bridge Pride Park | Pride Park 52°54′40″N 1°26′26″W﻿ / ﻿52.91104°N 1.44067°W﻿ / 52.91104; -1.44067﻿ (Railway bridge Pride Park) | Midland Main Line | | - | Midland Main Line |
| 74 | Raynesway Bridge | Derby 52°54′17″N 1°25′50″W﻿ / ﻿52.90467°N 1.43049°W﻿ / 52.90467; -1.43049﻿ (Raynesway Bridge) | A5111 | 1938 | - | A5111 |
| 75 | Waste Incinerator bridge | Derby 52°54′16″N 1°25′39″W﻿ / ﻿52.90440°N 1.42760°W﻿ / 52.90440; -1.42760﻿ (Waste Incinerator bridge) | Access road | | - | Access to incinerator |
| 76 | Fernhook Avenue bridge | Derby 52°54′10″N 1°24′42″W﻿ / ﻿52.90280°N 1.41177°W﻿ / 52.90280; -1.41177﻿ (Fernhook Avenue bridge) | Access road | 2009 | - | Access to Derby commercial park |
| 77 | Access bridge | Borrowash 52°54′06″N 1°23′24″W﻿ / ﻿52.90161°N 1.39012°W﻿ / 52.90161; -1.39012﻿ (Access bridge) | Access road | | - | Borrowash |
| 78 | Borrowash Bridge | Borrowash 52°54′06″N 1°23′03″W﻿ / ﻿52.90162°N 1.38411°W﻿ / 52.90162; -1.38411﻿ (Borrowash Bridge) | B5010 | | - | Links Borrowash to Elvaston |
| 79 | Ambaston Ford | Ambaston 52°53′36″N 1°21′36″W﻿ / ﻿52.89325°N 1.36010°W﻿ / 52.89325; -1.36010﻿ (Ambaston Ford) | Disused | | - | Disused ford between Ambaston and Nooning Lane |
| 80 | Wilne footbridge | Church Wilne 52°52′43″N 1°19′47″W﻿ / ﻿52.87868°N 1.32974°W﻿ / 52.87868; -1.32974﻿ (Wilne footbridge) | Footpath | 1960s | - | Replaced earlier toll bridge upstream at Wilne mills |
| 81 | Derwent Mouth | Great Wilne 52°52′22″N 1°19′11″W﻿ / ﻿52.87291°N 1.31980°W﻿ / 52.87291; -1.31980﻿ (Derwent Mouth) | – | | - | Confluence with the Trent |