Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
08/04/1975
Date of Amendment
06/05/1998
Name of Property
Bridge End Bridge
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Location
Spanning the river Alyn and carrying the A 550 approximately 1km S of Hope and 0.5km W of Caergwrle villages.
History
2-span road bridge dated 1838.
Exterior
Twin-arched road bridge dated 1838; of sandstone ashlar construction with rough-dressed rubble parapet. Depressed arches with voussoirs and plain projecting band above; between the arches on both upstream and downstream sides are projecting datestones with the inscribed date 1838. There is a slight rise to the centre of the carriageway and the parapet has sandstone coping stones; square terminating piers to splayed approaches.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a large early C19 vernacular road bridge.
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