Catterick Bridge is a historic bridge over the

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, in England. The bridge was constructed between 1421 and 1425, with funding from William de Burgh and seven other local nobles. In 1505, St Anne's

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was built to the east of the south end of the bridge. The southern pillar of the bridge fell into disrepair, and in 1562 Roger Burgh and two other nobles agreed to fund repairs. These were completed in 1590, but in 1674 the bridge was again recorded as being in poor repair. In 1792,

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widened the bridge by 13 feet, on the downstream side, and demolished the chapel. He also refaced the north and south arches on the upstream side. In 1914, the Catterick Military Railway was laid across the western carriageway of the bridge, but in 1922 a dedicated railway bridge was constructed a little further upstream. In 1969, the bridge was

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. The bridge now carries Catterick Road, the

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. It was formerly part of the A1, which now crosses the Swale a short distance upstream to the west. It is built of

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and consists of three arches, slightly pointed on the older, upstream, side. It has triangular

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ed tops, rising to canted pedestrian retreats, a band, and

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s with triangular

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, ending in circular

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