| Old Bridges Burn Slow | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Billy Joe Royal |
| Album: | Looking Ahead |
| B-Side: | We've Both Got a Lot to Learn |
| Released: | February 7, 1987 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:27 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Producer: | Nelson Larkin |
| Prev Title: | I Miss You Already |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Members Only |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
"Old Bridges Burn Slow" is a song written by Joe South, Jerry Meadors, and Sanford Brown, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in February 1987 as the fourth single from the album Looking Ahead. The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 302.