SJ4065 : Old Dee Bridge
taken 4 years ago, near to Handbridge, Cheshire West And Chester, England
The Old Dee Bridge in Chester, 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 present bridge is largely the result of a major rebuilding in 1387. It is Grade I listed Link , and a scheduled monument.
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Grade I listed buildings and structures are of exceptional, even international importance. There are over 6,000 in the country. Only 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I listed.
In Scotland the classification is Category A
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The River Dee (Afon Dyfrdwy) is a 70 mile long river. It travels through Wales and England and also forms part of the border between the two countries.
The river rises in Snowdonia, flows east via Chester, and discharges to the sea in an estuary between Wales and the Wirral Peninsula in England.