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{{Infobox Landmarks
|name   = The Last Bridge
|type   = Bridge
|region = Lone-lands
|area   = Talath Gaun
|map = Lone-lands
|NS  = 33.5S
|EW  = 23.2W
}}
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'''The Last Bridge''' is a landmark within [[Talath Gaun]], in the [[Lone-lands]]. {{Tooltip Coords|Lone-lands|33.5S|23.3W}} {{Tooltip Coords|Trollshaws|33.5S|23.3W}}

This ancient and majestic bridge connects the east-most of the Lone-lands with the [[Trollshaws]], spanning the [[Mitheithel|river Hoarwell]] {{Lang|Sindarin|Mitheithel|to=yes}}. 

Not long ago [[Aragorn#Aragorn (Bree-land)|Strider]], [[Frodo]] & Co. crossed this river, heading for the safety of [[Rivendell]]. And now a small party of Elf scouts are monitoring the eastern side of the bridge, advising travellers who come by.

== [[Travelling]] ==
[[File:The Last Bridge Elf Camp.jpg|300px|thumb|Elf Camp & Stable-master]]
* [[Stable-master (The Last Bridge)|Stable-master]] {{Tooltip Coords|Trollshaws|33.4S|23.0W}} {{Tooltip Coords|Lone-lands|33.4S|23.0W}}
<div style="margin-left: 20px;">{{Questbox|The Last Bridge Stable-master Destinations|collapsed|{{:Stable-master (The Last Bridge)}} }}</div>

== Quests ==
'''Starting:'''
{{:Category:The Last Bridge Quests}}
'''Involving:'''
* [29] [[Quest:Clear Water|Clear Water]]
* [34] [[Quest:A Restful Night|A Restful Night]]
* [35] [[Quest:To the Last Bridge|To the Last Bridge]]
* [35] [[Quest: Back to the Road| Back to the Road]] - ''Fellowship''
* [35] [[Quest:Trouble by the Last Bridge|Trouble by the Last Bridge]]
* [50] [[Quest:Chapter 5: Eastward Passage|Volume I, Book 1, Chapter 5: Eastward Passage]]

== Deeds ==
These [[deeds]] can be advanced by visiting this location:
* [[The Road to Rivendell]]

== NPCs ==
{{:Category:The Last Bridge NPCs}}

==Lore==
: ''Beyond the Last Bridge the domain of Men ends. While the Lone-lands have long been left desolate and rarely-traveled, the lands beyond are altogether wild and untamed. Only the well-seasoned wanderer or skilled adventurer would brave Trollshaws alone.'' &mdash; Deed


: ''The Last Bridge is the easternmost bridge built by the kings of [[Arnor]] upon the [[Great East Road]]. It marks the border between the barrens of the Lone-lands and Trollshaws in the shadow of the [[Misty Mountains]], where lies Rivendell, refuge of [[Elrond Halfelven]].''

: ''As Strider led Frodo Baggins and his companions to Rivendell they crossed the Last Bridge, and there Strider discovered a beryl &mdash; an Elf-stone, or more specifically, an emerald &mdash; which possibly was a sign that friends had passed that way. Indeed, the mighty Elf-lord [[Glorfindel]] had left the stone, and later he aided in the rescue of Frodo from the [[Nazgûl]] at [[the Ford of Bruinen]].'' &mdash; Lorebook


: ''On [[Third Age|11 October T.A. 3018]] three [[Nazgûl|Black Riders]] were guarding the bridge against Aragorn and the hobbits on their journey to Rivendell. Their plan was foiled by Glorfindel, who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge. Two days later Aragorn found the beryl, took it as a sign that the bridge was safe, and led the hobbits over it. &mdash; [https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Last_Bridge tolkiengateway]''


: ''Older even than the ruins of fallen [[Rhudaur]] that mark hilltops across the Lone-lands, the Last Bridge stands as the sole safe crossing over the Hoarwell river (Mitheithel in elvish tongue) and east into the Trollshaws. It has endured millennia of wars and neglect. Many have walked these stones — ancient kings and savage armies, Elf-lords and Nazgûl.'' &mdash; Hero's Guide

== Gallery ==
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File:The Last Bridge Atop.jpg|The ancient bridge shows its age
File:Mitheithel Bridge.jpg|The Last Bridge viewed from above
File:Hoarwell River.jpg|A view of the Mitheithel south from the bridge
</gallery>
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