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High Bridge, also known as the Glory Hole, carries the High Street across the River Witham in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. [1] It is the oldest bridge in the United Kingdom on which buildings still stand.
The Old Exe Bridge is a ruined medieval arch bridge in Exeter in south-western England. Construction of the bridge began in 1190, and was completed by 1214. The bridge is the oldest surviving bridge of its size in England and the oldest bridge in Britain with a chapel still on it.
Oldest bridge in UK with shops. High Bridge: Berkshire: Reading: 1788: across the River Kennet: High Level Bridge: Tyne and Wear: Newcastle upon Tyne: 1849: I: Road and rail bridge across the River Tyne: Hockenhull Platts: Cheshire: Tarvin: C18: II: Three footbridges across the River Gowy: Holgate Bridge: North Yorkshire: York: 1911: Crosses ...
The suspension bridge, which is a Category A listed building in Scotland, [2] is now the oldest to be still carrying road traffic. The bridge is also a Grade I listed building in England [3] and an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. [4] It lies on Sustrans Route 1 and the Pennine Cycleway.
Berwick Bridge, also known as the Old Bridge, spans the River Tweed in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. The current structure is a Grade I listed stone bridge built between 1611 and 1624.
It was built around 1175 and is thus one of the oldest intact bridges in England. It replaced an older Saxon bridge which was known as the Clatrung Bridge. Its various names, such as the Clateryngbrugge, are thought to derive from the clattering of horses' hooves as they crossed the bridge. The bridge still carries a full load of modern vehicle ...
The Old Dee Bridge in Chester, Cheshire, England, is the oldest bridge in the city. It crosses the River Dee carrying the road that leads from the bottom of Lower Bridge Street and the Bridgegate to Handbridge. A bridge on this site was first built in the Roman era, and the
The Causey Arch is a bridge near Stanley in County Durham, northern England. It is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world, and a key element of the industrial heritage of England. It carried an early wagonway (horse-drawn carts on wooden rails) to transport coal. The line was later diverted, and no longer uses the bridge. [2]