Old Dee Bridge

Old Dee Bridge is a road bridge over the River Dee, dating from the late 14th century and altered in 1826. It is constructed of red sandstone and features seven arches arranged from north to south. The first two arches are segmental and located north of a diagonal weir, which serves a leat to the former Mills of Dee and a hydro-electric power station. Following the weir, there is a plain abutment leading to the first parabolic river arch, followed by a cutwater and a pointed arch with a moulded arris. This is succeeded by another cutwater, a narrower arch with a moulded arris, another cutwater, and a broad segmental arch with a moulded arris. The bottom stage of the bridge forms a rectangular projection upstream, which was used for a former gate-tower, and features a large cutwater. The final arch is a narrow segmental arch, likely replacing a former drawbridge. In 1826, the bridge was widened upstream to include a footway, which is partly corbelled. This bridge replaced earlier medieval bridges, probably made of timber, and is believed to be built on the site of a Roman bridge.