Central And Easternmost Packhorse Bridges And Adjoining Causeway

The central and easternmost Packhorse Bridges and the adjoining causeway, likely built in the later 18th century, consist of two humpback bridges made from dressed tooled red sandstone blocks. The bridge spanning the main channel of the River Gowy features a recessed segmental arch supported by mass concrete footings, with a plain parapet and chamfered coping secured by iron ties. The parapet extends and drops to create revetment walls on both approaches. A stone-revetted causeway runs eastward to a second, smaller bridge, which is similar in design but includes two triangular buttresses on the north side. The westernmost Packhorse Bridge and part of one of these bridges are located in Cotton Edmunds parish.