The Grosvenor Bridge is a single-span arch road bridge constructed from stone. It crosses the River Dee at Chester in England. The bridge is located on the A483 Grosvenor Road (grid reference SJ402655). Views upriver from the bridge include Chester castle and Handbridge. The view downstream from the bridge encompasses the impressive mansions of Curzon Park and the adjacent Roodee. The Dee is a tidal river, with the result that the water level ben...
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The Grosvenor Bridge is a single-span arch road bridge constructed from stone. It crosses the River Dee at Chester in England. The bridge is located on the A483 Grosvenor Road (grid reference SJ402655). Views upriver from the bridge include Chester castle and Handbridge. The view downstream from the bridge encompasses the impressive mansions of Curzon Park and the adjacent Roodee. The Dee is a tidal river, with the result that the water level beneath the bridge can vary significantly during the day.
The bridge was designed by Thomas Harrison, and was opened by Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld on 17 October 1832, although it was not open to traffic until November 1833. At the time of its construction, the bridge was the longest single-span arch bridge in the world, a title that it retained for 30 years. It is a Grade I listed building.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Chester only had one river crossing, a narrow medieval bridge at Handbridge, the Old Dee Bridge. The...
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