Great bridge of stone

During the First Age, a great bridge of stone was built over the river Esgalduin in Doriath that led to the entrance of Menegroth.
The bridge was approximately 500 feet in length.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Menegroth, the Thousand Caves"
== History ==
As the great underground city of Menegroth was delved and built mostly by the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains, the bridge was also made by them. It was used by the Elves of DoriathThe Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter X: "Of the Sindar" and welcomed guestsThe Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Noldor" going to and from the city. Tragically, the Dwarves of Nogrod led a great a host over the bridge, sacking the city to punish the Elves for what they believed to be the wrongful slaying of their kin in the deep caves of Menegroth. With the final Ruin of Doriath after the death of Dior in FA 506,The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath" the bridge would have gone into decay, and later sunk below the waves upon the War of Wrath.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
==Translations ==
Foreign Language	Translated name
Danish 	Broen ved Menegroth
Dutch 	Brug van Menegroth
== References ==
Category:Bridges
Category:Doriath