Bakewell Bridge over the River Wye
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Bakewell Bridge is a five-arched stone bridge carrying the A619 road over the River Wye in Bakewell, Derbyshire. Built in about 1300, it is a Grade I listed building
Structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. and a Scheduled Monument.[1][2] During its early history, the bridge formed part of a well-used pack horse way towards Sheffield and Chesterfield.[3]
Widened in the 19th century, the bridge is constructed of ashlar
Masonry of squared and finely cut or worked stone, commonly used for the facing of a building. sandstone. The five pointed arches have ribbed soffits and triangular cutwaters, which serve as pedestrian retreats at the road level. There is the base of a cross on the apex of the downstream cutwater west of the central arch.[1]
