Survey Data
Reg No
13830017
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
305775, 288357
Date Recorded
07/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Single-span railway-over-road limestone bridge, built c. 1880. Rock-face ashlar limestone piers, tooled ashlar moulded cornice to deck level, concrete block parapet walls c. 1970, squared-and-snecked curved wing wall to north-east and south-west, tooled ashlar chamfered coping. Set at angle with flat-arched steel bridge. Located north of Dunleer.
Appraisal
This bridge is representative of the spread of the railways in Ireland at the middle of the nineteenth century. The fine masonry work is typical of this period and enhances the quality of the structure.