Linnels Bridge will be closed to traffic while repairs are carried out to damaged stonework. Photo: T301547
ANCIENT Linnels Bridge will be closed to traffic after a vehicle damaged part of the stonework.
The bridge - on the busy B6306 commuter route from Hexham to Slaley - will be shut for five days while repairs are carried out to a section of the parapet. The work has been scheduled for later in the year.
The bridge was built in 1581 by Thomas Errington and is listed and an ancient monument.
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