THE OLD DEE BRIDGE
Was until 1832 the only bridge across the Dee at Chester. The first stone bridge was erected by the orders of Edward I in place of the older wooden structure, and a grant from the murage tax was made for its maintenance by Richard II. Until the early years of the nineteenth century, there was a gateway on the Handbridge as well as on the city side. This precaution was necessary as a protection against the Welsh, whose ravages earned for Handbridge the name of "Tre-boeth" (burnt town).
In 1826 the bridge was widened on the east side by the addition of a footpath. The construction of the seven arches is delightfully original.
Handbridge is the home of the Dee Salmon Fisheries, which extend from the Old Dee Bridge downwards, and the fishermen may often be seen at work during the season (May to August). Above the bridge on the Handbridge side is the Salmon Leap, which assists the fish to pass up or down the Weir.
Below the bridge on the south side the Corporation's hydro-electric station has taken the site occupied until 1910 by the Dee Mills, whose fame is perpetuated in the well-known song of the "Jolly Miller." The Mills belonged to the Gamul family.
In Roman times Watling Street, the main route from Chester to London, crossed the Dee by a ford near the Old Dee Bridge. On the far side of the river it runs close alongside the present Eaton Road. At Heron Bridge the remains of a Roman industrial settlement have been found. The Roman road goes on through Eaton Park to Aldford, where it recrosses the river.

THE GROSVENOR BRIDGE
now on the main route to North Wales, has a beautifully-proportioned single span, two hundred feet in width. It was built in 1832 to the design of Thomas Harrison, the architect of the main Castle buildings. In addition to the two road bridges mentioned, there are two convenient footbridges: one alongside the railway bridge, on the far side of the Roodee, provides a short cut for pedestrians to the Gurzon Park Estate and the Curzon Park Golf Club; the other,

THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE
Has a span of 277 feet, and leads from The Groves to the residential district known as Queen's Park.