Survey Data
Reg No
30332010
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Foot bridge
In Use As
Foot bridge
Date
1850 - 1855
Coordinates
150159, 228175
Date Recorded
18/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-span cast-iron foot bridge over railway track, erected 1851, with staircases to west elevation. Depressed-arch span supported on round-plan cast-iron columns, four to each platform, with fluted and banded bases and decorative capitals. Latticed parapets to walking surface and staircases, base of latter terminated by decorative fluted and banded cast-iron colonettes.
Appraisal
Still in use today, this well-preserved foot bridge forms part of the group of interesting railway structures at Athenry Railway Station. Its visually appealing design is embellished with decorative cast-iron detailing, including corbelled arches with quatrefoils to the spandrels.