Historic bridges · North East England
Chesters Bridge
Chesters Bridge in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
About
Chesters Bridge is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Chesters Bridge was a Roman bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England, and adjacent to the Roman fort of Cilurnum on Hadrian's Wall. The fort, mentioned in the Notitia Dignitatum, and now identified with the fort found at Chesters, was known as Cilurnum or Cilurvum. In 2016, public access to Chesters Roman bridge abutments was suspended due to flood damage.
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Background
History
The remains of the bridge on the east bank of the River North Tyne are approached along a footpath from near Chollerford Bridge. These remains were first located in 1860. They form one of the most impressive and massive masonry structures to be seen on Hadrian's Wall. A shift in the course of the Tyne has moved the river westwards about 66 ft, completely covering or sweeping away much of the west abutment, leaving the eastern abutment high, if not always dry, on the other bank.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0252, -2.1365
- Address
- Northumberland, England, UK
- Established
- 122
Sources
- wikidata: Q5093849 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chesters Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chesters Bridge?
- Chesters Bridge is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0252°, -2.1365°.
- When was Chesters Bridge built?
- Chesters Bridge dates to 122.