The bridge on the East Road crossing the River Brandywine; it marked the eastern border of the Shire. Originally called the Bridge of Stonebows.
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According to the Prologue to The Lord of the Rings the Bridge had been built 'in the days of the power of the North Kingdom', which is a little ambiguous, but would probably place it sometime between II 3320 and III 861. There are some records of bridge-building before the War of the Last Alliance, to help organise the transport of troops into the southern lands, and though it is never stated for certain that the bridge over the Baranduin was one of these, it seems at least plausible. If so, it would have to date back to the earliest part of Arnor's history, before the end of the Second Age. |
See also...
Bridge Inn, Bridge of Stonebows, Bridgefields, Buckland Gate, Budgeford, Deephallow, Eastfarthing of the Shire, Fallohides, Far Downs, Four Farthings, Frodo Gardner, Frogmorton, Gate-keepers, Girdley Island, Great Bridge, [See the full list...]Great East Road, High Hay, Hob Hayward, North-gate, River Baranduin, Smallburrow Family, The Causeway, The Floating Log, The Golden Perch, The Water, Water-valley, Whitfurrows
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