Old Dee Bridge
Old Dee Bridge is known as the oldest bridge in Chester and can be found on the River Dee. It starts at the bottom of Lower Bridge Street and reaches over to Handbridge.
The bridge dates back to the Roman era, with Romans using it to carry timber until it deteriorated in the 10th century. Another bridge was built to replace the original and had to be rebuilt again in the 1350s; this is what you likely see today.
Nowadays the bridge offers wonderful sights of this part of Chester, from the River Dee to Edgar’s Field Park. If you venture westward on the Lower Bridge Street side of the bridge, you can wander past one of the University of Chester’s buildings.
Continue northward and up the City Walls, where you’ll be able to see Chester Castle and the beginnings of Chester Racecourse in the distance.
Why not head over to the Handbridge side, and wander westward to Edgar’s Field Park and over to the green space of The Dingle? Alternatively, wander eastward towards Chester Meadows where more views of the River Dee await.
Old Dee Bridge is a must see when visiting Chester…