Another name for the defensive span also called the Bridge of Khazad-dûm. Within the Second Hall of Moria, the Dwarves had created a narrow and treacherous bridge spanning a bottomless chasm fifty feet across. Encroaching enemies would have to cross this narrow bridge in single file, a perilous task against any defence within the Hall. The Bridge was destroyed on 15 January III 3019 during the encounter between Gandalf and the Balrog known as Durin's Bane.

It should be noted that the Durin of 'Durin's Bridge' was almost certainly not the same Durin of 'Durin's Bane'. Though we're not told for certain when it was created, circumstantial clues suggest that the Bridge dated back to the earliest days of Khazad-dûm, and would thus have been created by Durin the Deathless himself, the founder of the Dwarf-city. 'Durin's Bane', on the other hand, refers to his hapless descendant Durin VI, who was one of the first to be slain by the newly awakened Balrog.

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The scaling on this map is necessarily approximate, except that the bridge itself is stated to have spanned a chasm fifty feet across. The halls that it connected were vast by comparison, as shown here, but their precise dimensions are not given.

The Great Gates of old Khazad-dûm were to the east of the First Hall, so one entering the city would be travelling westward across this map. The Company of the Ring escaped Moria by passing downward from the Chamber of Mazarbul by the steps shown, then crossing Durin's Bridge and going on eastward through the First Hall to reach the gates.

Durin’s Bridge

The Bridge of Khazad-dûm

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