Creets Bridge is a historic bridge in

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, a village in

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, in England. The bridge crosses Kex Beck, about east of the village of Kirkby Malzard. It was built in 1749, by Jason Clarkson and John Gill. It was

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in 1987. The bridge was damaged by flooding in 2000, following which it was partly rebuilt, using the original stones. The bridge is built of stone, and consists of a single segmental arch with

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s and a keystone. The arch is 6.36m wide, and rises 1.15m, while the bridge is 4.90m wide. It has flanking

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s, a band, and a coped

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. At the west end are two masonry piers, topped by wooden ball

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s. During the reconstruction of the bridge, the date stone was recovered from the river, inscribed "Built by Ias Clarkson and Ino Gill junr Anno 1749 Musa Mechanica".

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