Survey Data
Reg No
30332006
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1850 - 1855
Coordinates
150575, 228573
Date Recorded
19/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Single-span railway bridge, built 1851, carrying road over Galway to Dublin railway line. Cut limestone abutments with rusticated quoins supporting metal superstructure having wrought-iron latticework parapets.
Appraisal
This bridge is clearly the work of skilled masons and metalworkers. The rock-faced quoins to the piers add textural interest to the simple form of the structure and the visually appealing design is enhanced by the latticework parapets. It was built by the Midland Great Western Railway in 1851, subsequently absorbed by the Great Southern Railway.