Chesters Bridge

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 [1]. The remains of the bridge on the east bank of the River North Tyne are approached along a footpath from near Chollerford Bridge [1]. These remains were first located in 1860 [1]. They form one of the most impressive and massive masonry structures to be seen on Hadrian's Wall [1]. A shift in the course of the Tyne has moved the river westwards about 66 feet, completely covering or sweeping away much of the west abutment, leaving the eastern abutment high, if not always dry, on the other bank [1]. The bridge carried the Military Way Roman road behind the wall across the River North Tyne at this point, and was defended by the adjacent cavalry fort at its foundation [1].