Survey Data
Reg No
14914006
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Scientific, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1800 - 1810
Coordinates
211113, 222826
Date Recorded
10/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch limestone canal bridge, c.1805, carrying the Ferbane Kilcormac road over the Grand Canal. Random rubble construction. Semi-elliptical profile arch with dressed limestone voussoirs. String course extends across face. Parapets coped with dressed stone blocks. Humped deck and ramped approaches.
Appraisal
Gallen Bridge, also known as Armstrong Bridge, is a typical example of the canal bridge erected across the Grand Canal in Offaly. It makes a positive and attractive and prominent addition to the canalscape and is an important piece of architectural heritage associated with Ireland's inland waterways.