Show ODD BRIDGES IN OLD WORLD One of the Most Ancient Str Structures Is That at Croyland England Dating From Ninth Century Probably no town In the world b has hs s such strange bridges as gar the Hae Capital of Kashmir In India The city Is built on the banks of or the flIer Thelam The Jhc- lum lam which Is crossed b by many wooden bridges lined with old and dilapidated shops and houses with balconies and lattice windows Some of these are arec c voy y Insecure re and look as If It they might at ut any time tall fall Into the time river sa says s 's London Tit The Tue roofed at Lucerne Lucerne Lucerne Lu Lu- cerne is one of or the time most Interesting It crosses the River neuss diagonally and amid has imas triangular paintings beneath beneath beneath be be- neath the roof root recording the time heroic deeds of the time old nail and the sufferings sufferings suf sut- suf- suf s of their patron pan saints In the midst of the time stands an nn octagonal tower tOWel which formed part of oJ the fortifications of the town in the time thirteenth century The Time bridge was built In 1333 One of the tile most curious anti and ancient bridges in Europe Is that at Cro Croyland In Lincolnshire which Is s supposed to date tinte rom rom roni the time ninth century No road now passes over and no water under It It consists of three pointed arches which meet In the center arid and the tIme aRI ascent ascent as as- I cent Is so steep that o only ly foot passengers passengers passengers gers can cnn go over oyer it Upon the time bridge is IR a seated figure In stone of a rob robed d Saxon king I |