Old Dee Bridge

This article is about the bridge in Chester. For the bridge and district in Aberdeen, see Bridge of Dee. For the village in Dumfries and Galloway, see Bridge of Dee, Galloway.

Old Dee Bridge
Old Dee Bridge
Coordinates53°11′08″N 2°53′19″W / 53.185506°N 2.888718°W / 53.185506; -2.888718
CarriesBridge Street
(vehicles and pedestrians)
CrossesRiver Dee
LocaleChester, Cheshire, England
Heritage statusGrade I
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
MaterialSandstone
No. of spans7
Statistics
TollNone
Location
Map

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 present bridge is largely the result of a major rebuilding in 1387. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is a scheduled monument.[2][3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Old Dee Bridge, Chester (1375850)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 July 2012
  2. ^ Historic England, "Dee Bridge, Chester (1006771)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 July 2012
  3. ^ "Pastscape: Dee Bridge", Historic England, retrieved 4 April 2009