Piercebridge Roman Bridge

Piercebridge Roman Bridge is the ruin of a Roman bridge over the River Tees [1]. The bridge carried the Roman road Dere Street across the river [1]. Piercebridge Roman Fort guarded the bridge [1]. The first bridge was built around 90 AD, but this may have been replaced by a second bridge after it was washed away [1]. What remains of the bridge are massive masonry blocks that formed at least five piers [1]. The remains were discovered in 1972 during gravel quarrying [1]. The stone blocks are up to 1.5 metres long and the total bridge structure was 123 metres long [1].