Survey Data
Reg No
22118007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1820 - 1830
Coordinates
220843, 122228
Date Recorded
12/05/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Five-arch hump-backed road bridge over River Suir, built c.1825, with terminating arches spanning pedestrian walk-ways on each bank. Coursed rubble sandstone and limestone walls with cut limestone voussoirs to elliptical arches, cut limestone capping to parapet walls and having limestone plaque. Cut-stone V-cut-waters to both elevations. Flight of concrete steps with rubble stone parapet walls to north quay.
Appraisal
This five-arch road bridge is a significant part of the architectural heritage of Clonmel, as the rubble walls and cut-stone voussoirs were clearly executed by skilled craftsmen and the large scale shows engineering skill. The arches spanning the pedestrian walkways on either bank are an interesting feature of the design.