Survey Data
Reg No
30404604
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
171516, 250904
Date Recorded
11/12/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Five-arch road bridge, built c.1830, over River Shiven. Segmental arches with cut limestone voussoirs to arch rings, gunnelling to soffits, random rubble limestone to spandrels. Triangular cutwaters with triangular ashlar piers and pyramidal limestone copings. Random rubble limestone parapet with copings of edge-laid rubble with cement screed over, shouldered piers to each end. Section of west face rebuilt. Random rubble limestone walls to adjacent fields.
Appraisal
The nearby village of Newbridge derives its name from this stone bridge which carries the road across the River Shiven. Set on the main Galway to Roscommon road, the N63, it is an important part of the national transport network. Constructed of of local sourced materials, the bridge is an important part of the industrial heritage of the area and, though simply detailed, is of architectural and technical merit.