Ashness Bridge

Before a proper road system was established travel down the valleys of the Lake District could be very problematic what with flooding and lots of mud. Pack horse routes on the valley sides avoided the soggy bottoms and bridges like Ashness crossed the many mountain streams enabling the long trains of pack horses to continue trading. The bridges at first had no sides so the bulky packs could easily pass over the road bed . This must be the most photographed bridge in the country.

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