packhorse bridge

English

Beggar's Bridge, a packhorse bridge over the River Esk in North Yorkshire

Noun

packhorse bridge (plural packhorse bridges)

1. A narrow bridge with low parapets so as not to interfere with the panniers of a packhorse
   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 52:

     An ancient packhorse bridge over the River Derwent leads to the greystone cottages and riverside parish church of Baslow.

Further reading

packhorse bridge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia