Ringley Old Bridge
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Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
, England, crossing the River Irwell
River Irwell
The River Irwell is a long river which flows through the Irwell Valley in the counties of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in North West England. The river's source is at Irwell Springs on Deerplay Moor, approximately north of Bacup, in the parish of Cliviger, Lancashire...
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It has two large semi-circular arches, and a third smaller arch, for the tow path. It is a Grade II structure, listed on 19 August 1986.
It was built in 1677, at a cost of £500.
It replaced a wooden bridge, swept away by flood in 1673.