# Bangor Bridge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bangor_Bridge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bangor_Bridge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor_Bridge > Source revision: 1286679884 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about the Welsh bridge in Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham. Not to be confused with [[[Bridge in Bangor Borough](/source/Bridge_in_Bangor_Borough)]]. **Bangor Bridge** (also known as the **Bangor-on-Dee Bridge**) is a [Grade I listed](/source/Grade_I_listed_buildings_in_Wrexham_County_Borough) [bridge](/source/Bridge) crossing the [River Dee](/source/River_Dee,_Wales) in [Bangor-on-Dee](/source/Bangor-on-Dee), [Wrexham County Borough](/source/Wrexham_County_Borough), Wales. It is situated on the [community](/source/Community_(Wales)) boundary between [Bangor-is-y-Coed](/source/Bangor-is-y-Coed) and [Sesswick](/source/Sesswick). Located to the west of Bangor-on-Dee, it connects the village's [high street](/source/High_street) and the [A525](/source/A525_road) [road bypass](/source/Road_bypass). The narrow bridge is a [one-way traffic](/source/One-way_traffic) bridge, west to east, and is downstream (north) of the Bangor by-pass bridge. ## Description The bridge crosses the River Dee, with the river currently serving as the boundary between the communities of Bangor-is-y-Coed and Sesswick within Wrexham County Borough since 1996.[1][2][4][5] The River Dee at this location, historically served as the boundary between the [historic county](/source/Historic_counties_of_Wales) of [Denbighshire](/source/Denbighshire_(historic)) to the west and [Flintshire](/source/Flintshire_(historic))'s [Maelor Saesneg](/source/Maelor_Saesneg) containing Bangor-on-Dee to the east. The bridge is listed by [Cadw](/source/Cadw), and described to have a group value with the nearby listed buildings of Bangor-on-Dee [war memorial](/source/War_memorial) and the [Church of St Dunawd](/source/Church_of_St_Dunawd,_Bangor_Is-coed).[1][2] The [cambered](/source/Camber_beam) bridge's five unequal [elliptical](/source/Elliptic) stepped [arches](/source/Arch) are mainly made of [red sandstone](/source/Red_sandstone), with some [coursed](/source/Course_(architecture)) [rubble](/source/Rubble) and finely dressed [stone](/source/Stone). The bridge has four [buttresses](/source/Buttresses). The [parapets](/source/Parapet) and full height splayed [cutwaters](/source/Cutwater) are made of yellow [sandstone](/source/Sandstone) with refuges on the top. The parapets are also made of [large dressed slabs](/source/Stone_slab) and are 11 feet (3.4 m) apart.[1][4][6][7][8][9] [Inigo Jones](/source/Inigo_Jones) is speculated to be the bridge's architect, with similar bridges constructed in places such as [Llanrwst](/source/Llanrwst) ([Pont Fawr](/source/Pont_Fawr)) and [Llangollen](/source/Llangollen_Bridge) attributed to him.[6] A [scheduled monument](/source/Scheduled_monument) is also on the site, consisting of a medieval or post-medieval remains of an older bridge.[3] ## History The earliest reports of a bridge at or near this location in historical maps date to 1036, whereas the earliest mention of a medieval wooden design bridge at this location was recorded in 1292.[10] The current bridge is of medieval late 15th or early 16th century origins[7][8][9] but the current structure mainly dates to the 17th century, with a notable restoration in 1658, by [Inigo Jones](/source/Inigo_Jones).[1][2][7][9] The bridge was repaired several times over its lifespan, including a [£](/source/%C2%A3)23. 16[s](/source/Shilling_(British_coin)). repair () in 1757 caused by frequent flooding. There was another repair costing £109. 3s. 10[d](/source/Penny). () in 1843.[6] Although, described to be "in a state of deterioration", while still used.[9] It was recorded by the [Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales](/source/Royal_Commission_on_the_Ancient_and_Historical_Monuments_of_Wales) in 1910.[6] The bridge connects to the village's [high street](/source/High_street).[1][2] Prior to the 1900's the bridge was mainly used by [horse-drawn vehicles](/source/Horse-drawn_vehicle), farm [carts](/source/Cart) and [pedestrians](/source/Pedestrian). When motor vehicle usage on the bridge increased, it damaged the bridge, leading to the introduction of traffic lights and weight restrictions on the bridge to limit the damage. In 1970, there was a petition to construct a new bridge and by-pass in the village, with the bridge and by-pass completed in 1978 and is located south (upstream) of the medieval bridge. The Bangor-on-Dee bridge was reduced to only one-way traffic from the west, when the A525 by-pass opened.[6] One of the bridge's parapets were destroyed by a tractor in 1996, with repairs later carried out, as well as a wider restoration works since the 1990s.[9] ## See also - [List of bridges in Wales](/source/List_of_bridges_in_Wales) ## References 1. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220613190011/https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=en&id=3781) 13 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 June 2022. 1. ["Bangor Bridge (Partly in the Sesswick community), Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham"](https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300001645-bangor-bridge-partly-in-the-sesswick-community-bangor-is-y-coed). *britishlistedbuildings.co.uk*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190919172450/https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300001645-bangor-bridge-partly-in-the-sesswick-community-bangor-is-y-coed) 19 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-06-13. 1. ["Bangor Bridge (Partly in Bangor-is-y-Coed Community), Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham"](https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300001635-bangor-bridge-partly-in-bangor-is-y-coed-community-sesswick). *britishlistedbuildings.co.uk*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190407003650/https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300001635-bangor-bridge-partly-in-bangor-is-y-coed-community-sesswick) 7 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-06-13. 1. ["Bangor-on-Dee Bridge - Bangor Isycoed Bridge - North Wales"](https://www.bangor-on-dee.co.uk/bridge/index.htm). *www.bangor-on-dee.co.uk*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211217202845/http://bangor-on-dee.co.uk/bridge/index.htm) 17 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-06-13. 1. ["BRIDGE, BANGOR-ON-DEE (Hansard, 17 March 1964)"](https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1964/mar/17/bridge-bangor-on-dee). *api.parliament.uk*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220613190035/https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1964/mar/17/bridge-bangor-on-dee) 13 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-06-13. 1. ["Bangor Is-y-Coed Bridge"](https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archsearch/record?titleId=2029525). *archaeologydataservice.ac.uk*. Archaeology Data Service - [Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust](/source/Clwyd-Powys_Archaeological_Trust). Retrieved 2023-04-12. 1. Roberts, Craig (2018-12-19). ["5 interesting things about Bangor-on-Dee - news.wrexham.gov.uk"](https://news.wrexham.gov.uk/5-interesting-things-about-bangor-on-dee/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210617045750/https://news.wrexham.gov.uk/5-interesting-things-about-bangor-on-dee/) 17 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. 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