Stonebridge
The only suitable crossing of the river during its run through the Cairn Hills is an ingenious bridge of gnomish construction, called simply Stonebridge.
At one point during its course, though the river is 800 feet wide below. the lips of the gorge overhang the water on both sides, stretching to with 100 feet of each other.
Here originally stood a flimsy suspension bridge of rope and wood. But gnomish sculptors and architects, over a period of nearly three decades, gradually formed a huge, stone arch to bridge the gap. The structure looks almost to be a part of the bedrock itself, so gracefully does it follow the natural curve of each of the overhanging edges. These curves sweep upward to meet in the center at an enormous keystone.
The bridge climbs steeply to this center. It is 20 feet wide, with a low wall along each outer edge. Persistent rumors claim that the entire structure rests on the strength of a single iron pin, somewhere within the bridge. If this is pulled, the bridge will supposedly collapse.
Type
Bridge
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