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Grade I listed bridge in County Durham, United Kingdom
Framwellgate Bridge is a medieval masonry arch bridge across the River Wear, in Durham, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The bridge was built
Framwellgate_Bridge
Bridge in County Durham
Prebends Bridge, along with Framwellgate and Elvet bridges, is one of three stone-arch bridges in the centre of Durham, England, that cross the River
Prebends_Bridge
City in County Durham, England
Durham Castle Durham Cathedral Elvet Bridge Framwellgate Bridge Kepier Hospital Kingsgate Bridge Prebends Bridge St. Anne's Court, Castle Chare Aykley
Durham,_England
Area of Durham, England
Framwelgate (or Framwellgate) is an area of Durham, County Durham, England. It is adjoined by Crossgate, North End, Framwellgate Moor and the River Wear
Framwelgate
Church in Durham, County Durham, England
responsibility to his successor, Ranulf Flambard, who also built Framwellgate Bridge, the earliest crossing of the River Wear from the town. Three bishops
Durham_Cathedral
Affluent residential street in Durham, England
Pimlico near Durham School to the Church of St Margaret of Antioch and Framwellgate Bridge. It is in walking distance from the Durham city centre. Sir Walter
South_Street_(Durham)
River in North East England
Kingsgate Bridge Kingsgate Bridge Prebends Bridge Prebends Bridge Milburngate Bridge (foreground) and Framwellgate Bridge (background) Pennyferry Bridge Cocken
River_Wear
Street in Durham, England
corner, whilst Silver Street falls away to the south-west towards Framwellgate Bridge. St Nicholas' Church, Durham lies to the north of the Market Place
The_Bailey
Constituent college of Durham University
Durham Castle as seen from Framwellgate Bridge.
University_College,_Durham
Bishop of Durham and royal official (c. 1060 – 1128)
Dover. The first stone bridge at Durham was completed by his instruction in 1120, the so-called Framwellgate Bridge, a bridge described as "of wonderful
Ranulf_Flambard
Suspension Bridge, by Thomas Telford Menai Suspension Bridge, by Thomas Telford Monnow Bridge, Monmouth Newport Bridge Newport, Caerleon Bridge Newport,
List of bridges in the United Kingdom
List_of_bridges_in_the_United_Kingdom
List of protected ancient monuments in County Durham, England
medieval hospital, ancient Roman sites, castle ruins, Iron Age forts, bridges and Anglo-Saxon crosses. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments
Scheduled monuments in County Durham
Scheduled_monuments_in_County_Durham
English Roman Catholic saint
limbs were hung on the castle walls, head displayed on a pole on Framwellgate Bridge, but removed that night by someone unknown. John Boste was beatified
John_Boste
1.573454°W / 54.775981; -1.573454 (Elvet Bridge) 1121355 More images Framwellgate Bridge Durham Bridge Early 12th century 6 May 1952 NZ2723742431 54°46′34″N
Grade I listed buildings in County Durham
Grade_I_listed_buildings_in_County_Durham
Human settlement in England
Durham, where the markets were held, when Bishop Flambard built Framwellgate Bridge, about the year 1128. From being a chapelry of the parish of St Oswald's
Crossgate,_County_Durham
River Wear, heading upstream from Sunderland, including road and rail bridges and fords. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1207051)"
List of crossings of the River Wear
List_of_crossings_of_the_River_Wear
Bus station in County Durham, England
Belmont, Low Pittington & High Pittington 204A F 16 Shotley Bridge Hospital via Framwellgate Moor, Sacriston, Edmondsley, Craghead, South Stanley, Stanley
Durham_bus_station
Fleming Field, Flint Hill, Forest-in-Teesdale, Foxton, Framwelgate, Framwellgate Moor, Frosterley, Fulwell, Gainford, Garmondsway, Gilesgate, Gilesgate
List of places in County Durham
List_of_places_in_County_Durham
Human settlement in England
Abbey Eldon Esh Etherley Evenwood and Barony Fishburn Forest and Frith Framwellgate Moor Gainford Gilmonby Great Lumley Greencroft Hamsterley Hamsterley
Wynyard,_County_Durham
Human settlement in England
continued to use the site until 2005, when it consolidated onto its site at Framwellgate Moor. In 2018, the former Neville's Cross College became the home of
Neville's_Cross
of the River Thames, east of the A1 (roads beginning with 1). "Old Stoke Bridge, Ipswich". www.topbond.co.uk. Top Bond. Retrieved 4 September 2019. Wikimedia
A roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
A_roads_in_Zone_1_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
Town in County Durham, England
the Pennines is crossed by the B6278 between Barnard Castle and Shotley Bridge. In 2001 Stanhope had a population of 1,633, in 2019 an estimate of 1,627
Stanhope,_County_Durham
British civil servant (born 1938)
precedence in the United Kingdom Preceded by The Lord Ryder of Wensum Gentlemen Baron Butler of Brockwell Followed by The Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate
Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell
Robin_Butler,_Baron_Butler_of_Brockwell
Crossbench Former Director of Public Prosecutions Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate 17 July 1998 Non-affiliated Former chief superintendent in the Durham
List of current members of the House of Lords
List_of_current_members_of_the_House_of_Lords
County of England
the company went bankrupt in 2006. Northumbrian Water is in Pity Me, Framwellgate Moor. Esh Group is a large construction company based south of Durham
County_Durham
Village in County Durham, England
Abbey Eldon Esh Etherley Evenwood and Barony Fishburn Forest and Frith Framwellgate Moor Gainford Gilmonby Great Lumley Greencroft Hamsterley Hamsterley
Grindon,_County_Durham
Town in County Durham, England
Graythorp, Seal Sands, Port Clarence and Middlesbrough via the Transporter bridge. The A1086 road leads north to Crimdon, Blackhall, Horden, Peterlee and
Hartlepool
Town and civil parish in County Durham, England
B6278 also connects Barnard Castle with Middleton-in-Teesdale. The old road bridge over the River Tees was built in 1569 and is Grade I listed. Barnard Castle
Barnard_Castle
Village in County Durham, England
It has a post-office under Darlington, a r. station, and a one-arched bridge of 111 feet in span built in 1764. Acres, 2,961. Real property, £3,290.
Winston,_County_Durham
Cassop-cum-Quarrington, Coxhoe, Crossgate and Framwelgate, Deerness, Elvet, Framwellgate Moor, Neville's Cross, New Brancepeth and Ushaw Moor, Newton Hall North
List of electoral wards in England by constituency
List_of_electoral_wards_in_England_by_constituency
Bus station in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
express via Gateshead , Low Fell, Birtley, Chester-le-Street , Plawsworth, Framwellgate Moor, Durham , Shincliffe, Bowburn, Coxhoe, Sedgefield, Hardwick, Stockton-on-Tees
Eldon_Square_bus_station
Town and civil parish in County Durham, England
fourteenth-century single-lane Bishop Skirlaw bridge which sits in the valley below it. On the north side of the bridge sits Eleven Arches Flatts Farm (named
Bishop_Auckland
Village and civil parish in County Durham, England
since the twelfth century. Bishop Skirlaw of Durham built a stone bridge, Yarm Bridge, across the Tees in 1400 which still stands. An iron replacement
Egglescliffe
Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones 1998 Brian Mackenzie, Baron Mackenzie of Framwellgate 1998 Waheed Alli, Baron Alli 1998 Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin 1998
List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
List_of_barons_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland
Transport interchange in Gateshead
Trinity Mirror. 18 February 2013 [2004-03-30]. Retrieved 5 June 2026. Tyne Bridge MP David Clelland was deeply impressed when Transport Secretary Alistair
Gateshead_Interchange
Town in County Durham, England
brilliant with a thousand lights, the great girders of the Transporter Bridge dark in silhouette: a magic city. From 1971 to 1988, ICI operated a small
Billingham
scheme in 1836, but this did not prove practical. The college opened in Framwellgate Moor in 1841 before moving to Leazes Road in 1847. On 4 June 1841 a further
History_of_Durham_University
Village and civil parish in County Durham, England
Abbey Eldon Esh Etherley Evenwood and Barony Fishburn Forest and Frith Framwellgate Moor Gainford Gilmonby Great Lumley Greencroft Hamsterley Hamsterley
Elton,_County_Durham
Village in England
Anderson, who was connected with the Building of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge. It was later the home of the Pemberton family, including John Stapylton
Hawthorn,_County_Durham
Village in County Durham, England
Abbey Eldon Esh Etherley Evenwood and Barony Fishburn Forest and Frith Framwellgate Moor Gainford Gilmonby Great Lumley Greencroft Hamsterley Hamsterley
Wolviston
Village and civil parish in England
of rural farmland with woodland in the distance, as well as the Whitton Bridge Pasture. It was here that Orwell finished his anti-Stalinist allegory Animal
Carlton,_County_Durham
Hill, Hexham A69 Burnland Terrace Passes through Hexham B6532 A691, Framwellgate Moor A693, Stanley Passes through Sacriston, Edmondsley, Craghead, The
B roads in Zone 6 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
B_roads_in_Zone_6_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
Ferryhill Finchale Primary School, Durham Fishburn Primary School, Fishburn Framwellgate Moor Primary School, Durham Frosterley Primary School Frosterley Gainford
List of schools in County Durham
List_of_schools_in_County_Durham
Village in County Durham, England
Croft Bridge on its way towards Darlington, passing through Hurworth Place. The bridge was built on the site of an older one in 1673. The bridge has been
Hurworth-on-Tees
Human settlement in England
position adjacent to the River Greta, 1.2 miles (2 km) upstream from Greta Bridge. The nearest town is the market town of Barnard Castle. At the 2021 census
Brignall
Village in County Durham, England
Roman fort is open to the public and the remains of Piercebridge Roman Bridge over the Tees now lie around 90 metres (300 ft) south of the current course
Piercebridge
Civil parish in County Durham, England
ceremonial county of Durham, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Greta Bridge. In 2011 the parish had a population of 158. The parish touches Barningham
Rokeby,_County_Durham
Village in County Durham, England
Whorlton Bridge is a 183-foot-long (56 m) suspension bridge that crosses the River Tees. It is Britain's second oldest suspension bridge relying on
Whorlton,_County_Durham
Town in County Durham, England
"Wynch Bridge". Britain Express. Retrieved 1 March 2020. Trevelyan, W.C. (1828). "Description of the winch bridge, the oldest suspension bridge in England"
Middleton-in-Teesdale
Town in County Durham, England
Pasmore. It provided a focal point for the Sunny Blunts estate as well as a bridge across a water-course. It was named after the Apollo Moon missions. From
Peterlee
59) Newcastle and Gateshead Bridge Act 1788 (28 Geo. 3. c. 78) Tyne Bridge (No. 2) Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3. c. 100) Tyne Bridge Act 1779 (19 Geo. 3. c. 78)
List of acts of the 1st session of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom
List_of_acts_of_the_1st_session_of_the_1st_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2023. "Crook Hall, Framwellgate Waterside. Official list entry". Historic England: National Heritage
List of hall houses in England
List_of_hall_houses_in_England
Bus station in North Yorkshire, England
Stockton-on-Tees , Hardwick, Sedgefield, Coxhoe, Bowburn, Shincliffe, Durham , Framwellgate Moor, Plawsworth, Chester-le-Street , Birtley, Low Fell & Gateshead X22
Middlesbrough_bus_station
Human settlement in England
Teesdale Way, south of Merrybent The A1 at Merrybent, viewed from A67 road bridge "The motorway archive". Region: North East A1(M) & A66(M). The Darlington
Merrybent
Byshottles, Broom, Cassop cum Quarrington, Coxhoe, Elvet + detached portion, Framwellgate, Hett, Kimblesworth, Pittington, Shadforth, Sherburn, Sherburn House
List of poor law unions in England
List_of_poor_law_unions_in_England
Village and civil parish in County Durham, England
Abbey Eldon Esh Etherley Evenwood and Barony Fishburn Forest and Frith Framwellgate Moor Gainford Gilmonby Great Lumley Greencroft Hamsterley Hamsterley
Preston-on-Tees
Village in County Durham, England
spectre or demon, haunted cliff'. Shincliffe is the site of a mediaeval bridge over the River Wear and archaeological investigations in 2005 suggest Shincliffe
Shincliffe
Town and civil parish in County Durham, England
of Brusselton there were three bridges, the most westerly taking the railway under the Dere Street Roman road. The bridge is now gone but a 1925 article
Shildon
Valley and civil parish in County Durham, England
through Lunedale on its way to Middleton-in-Teesdale, and crosses Grassholme Bridge over Grassholme Reservoir. A former railway viaduct from the now-closed
Lunedale
Village in County Durham, England
plural of the Old English boga meaning 'bow', probably signifying an arched bridge. The village church is dedicated to St Giles. The only pub in the village
Bowes
Attached) 1159411 Upload Photo Finchale Abbey Farmhouse Finchale Priory, Framwellgate Moor, County Durham Farmhouse c. 1700 14 January 1988 NZ2962447176 54°49′07″N
Grade II* listed buildings in County Durham
Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_County_Durham
Village in County Durham, England
estate Lady Natalie Milbank calls home". Northern Echo. Historic England. "Bridge Inn, Topsham (1322713)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19
Barningham,_County_Durham
Village in County Durham, England
employee Angus Sibbet was found murdered in his Jaguar car under Pesspool Bridge. Dennis Stafford and Michael Luvaglio were later convicted of the crime
South_Hetton
Administrative territorial entity of England
June 2012. Subsequently renamed to Nettlestone and Seaview and Wootton Bridge"A complete list of orders affecting Isle of Wight Unitary Authority from
Unparished_area
Village in County Durham, England
building called the Greenhouse ...before crossing over a foot and cycle bridge into Annfield Plain past Annfield Plain Park. The latter pond at least,
Greencroft
Town in County Durham, England
Douglas' men near Ferryhill and chased them back to the bridge at Croxdale (Sunderland Bridge). Butchers Race, one of the Five Lanes which meet at Tudhoe
Spennymoor
Organisational basis of British Methodism
West Circuit; Nidd Valley Circuit; North Yorkshire Coast Circuit; Pateley Bridge Circuit; Pocklington & Market Weighton Circuit; Ripon & Lower Dales Circuit;
Organisation of the Methodist Church of Great Britain
Organisation_of_the_Methodist_Church_of_Great_Britain
Village in County Durham, England
Academy Tower Street, which was one of the streets featured in Billy Elliot Bridge under the Durham Coastal Railway Memorial Avenue, where, following the mining
Easington_Colliery
59) Newcastle and Gateshead Bridge Act 1788 (28 Geo. 3. c. 78) Tyne Bridge (No. 2) Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3. c. 100) Tyne Bridge Act 1779 (19 Geo. 3. c. 78)
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1801
Hamlet in County Durham, England
throughout Teesdale in the 18th century. The Wynch Bridge, thought to be the first suspension bridge in Britain, was built across the Tees near Holwick
Holwick
Village in County Durham, England
structures in the village is Eggleston Bridge, which crosses into the neighbouring village of Romaldkirk. The bridge dates to the 15th century but was mostly
Eggleston
Civil parish in County Durham, England
866. The parish comprises the settlements of: Croxdale Hett Sunderland Bridge For electoral purposes the parish is divided into two wards: Hett — covers
Croxdale_and_Hett
Human settlement in England
Abbey Eldon Esh Etherley Evenwood and Barony Fishburn Forest and Frith Framwellgate Moor Gainford Gilmonby Great Lumley Greencroft Hamsterley Hamsterley
Aislaby,_County_Durham
Civil parish in County Durham, England
what was the Four Mile Bridge, which still defines the border between Parkhill and Coxhoe. On the far side of what was the bridge ran the Clarence Railway
Cassop-cum-Quarrington
Framsden Suffolk 52°11′N 1°13′E / 52.18°N 01.21°E / 52.18; 01.21 TM2059 Framwellgate Moor Durham 54°47′N 1°35′W / 54.79°N 01.59°W / 54.79; -01.59 NZ2644
List of United Kingdom locations: Fr-Fz
List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_Fr-Fz
FRAMWELLGATE BRIDGE
FRAMWELLGATE BRIDGE
Boy/Male
English
From the Meadow Near the Bridge
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Dwells at the Bridge; Bridge Builder; Lives Near a Bridge
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Bridget, BRIDGETTE means "exalted one."
Boy/Male
Australian
Lives Near a Bridge
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English brigge ‘bridge’, Old English brycg, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, a metonymic occupational name for a bridge keeper, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element, as for example Bridge in Kent or Bridge Sollers in Herefordshire. Building and maintaining bridges was one of the three main feudal obligations, along with bearing arms and maintaining fortifications. The cost of building a bridge was often defrayed by charging a toll, the surname thus being acquired by the toll gatherer.
Boy/Male
English American
Lives near a bridge.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bridge.Americanized form of German Brücker (see Brucker).
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from Hebden in North Yorkshire or Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, both named from Old English hēope ‘rose-hip’ + denu ‘valley’.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Meadow Near the Bridge
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Heap Bridge in Lancashire, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or heap, from Old English hēap ‘heap’, ‘mound’, ‘hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, probably from Bridgeford in Northumberland, Bridgford in Staffordshire, or East or West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire, which are named with Old English brycg ‘bridge’ + ford ‘ford’.
Surname or Lastname
Respelling of German Brücker or Brügger, habitational names for someone from any of numerous places in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland named Bruck or Brugg, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge (see Brucker).Altered spellin
Respelling of German Brücker or Brügger, habitational names for someone from any of numerous places in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland named Bruck or Brugg, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge (see Brucker).Altered spelling of German Brücher, a topographic name for someone who lived by a swamp, from Middle High German bruoch ‘swamp’ + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.English (Somerset) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Brooker.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by or kept a bridge (see Bridge).Americanized form of German Bruckmann (see Bruckman).James Bridgeman or Bridgman (1620–76) came to Hartford, CT, from Winchester, Hampshire, England, in 1640.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bridge. The -s generally represents the genitive case, but may occasionally be a plural. In some cases this name denoted someone from the Flemish city of Bruges (Brugge), meaning ‘bridges’, which had extensive trading links with England in the Middle Ages.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic BrÃghid, BRIDGET means "exalted one."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Dunford Bridge, a hamlet near Penistone, West Yorkshire, so called from the river Don (a British name, possibly meaning ‘river’) + Old English ford ‘ford’, or from Dunford House in Methley, West Yorkshire, which is named in Old English as ‘Dunn’s ford’ (see Dunn 2). Reaney suggests that the name may also have arisen from places called Durnford in Somerset and Wiltshire. (Great) Durnford in Wiltshire was named in Old English as ‘hidden ford’ (dierne + ford).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Hameley, a double diminutive of Hamo (see Hammond).English : habitational name from Hamly Bridge in Chiddingly, Sussex, named from an Old English personal name Eamba + Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an altered spelling of Bridges.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bridgwater in Somerset; the water which the bridge at Bridgwater crosses is the Parrett river, but the place name actually derives from Brigewaltier, i.e. ‘Walter’s bridge’, after Walter de Dowai, the 12th-century owner.
FRAMWELLGATE BRIDGE
FRAMWELLGATE BRIDGE
Girl/Female
Hindu
Skilful, Radiance, Elegance, Conciseness
Boy/Male
Greek
Winner of Atalanta.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Distinguishing; Judgement Discrimination
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Dynamic; Bright
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Liberal generous
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Happy; Perfection
Female
Italian
Italian and Spanish form of Greek Helénē, possibly ELENA means "torch."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Lotus Eyed
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Global Thought Leader; One who has Divine Wisdom; Self Sufficient; Ambitious
FRAMWELLGATE BRIDGE
FRAMWELLGATE BRIDGE
FRAMWELLGATE BRIDGE
FRAMWELLGATE BRIDGE
FRAMWELLGATE BRIDGE
a.
Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge.
a.
Passing or flowing through a bridge; -- said of water.
a.
Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
n.
A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.
v. t.
To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.
n.
A board or plank used as a bridge.
n.
The art of making roads or ways for traveling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc.
n.
A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a tete-de-pont.
v. t.
To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.
a.
Full of bridges.
n.
A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.
superl.
Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc.
n.
A movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries.
n.
A tax paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, or the like.
a.
Having no bridge; not bridged.
n.
A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like.
n.
A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall.
imp. & p. p.
of Bridge
v. t.
Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.