God's Bridge | |
Map: | United Kingdom County Durham |
Map Size: | 243 |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | MAGiC MaP |
Nearest Town: | Barnard Castle |
Coordinates: | 54.5092°N -2.0672°W |
Area Ha: | 9.3 |
Established: | 1986 |
Governing Body: | Natural England |
Website: | God's Bridge SSSI |
God's Bridge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of south-west County Durham, England. It is a natural limestone bridge over the River Greta, just over 3 km upstream from the village of Bowes.
The bridge was formed by a process of cave development in the limestone beneath the river bed and is the best example in Britain of a natural bridge formed in this way. The SSSI covers a portion of the river above and below the bridge where shallow cave development by solutional activity is still taking place.[1]
The Pennine Way crosses the River Greta at God's Bridge.
A similar formation on the River Doe near Chapel-le-Dale in the Yorkshire Dales has the same name.[2]