Survey Data
Reg No
30404614
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1800 - 1820
Coordinates
166726, 246777
Date Recorded
11/12/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Five-arch road bridge, built c.1810, over Castlegar River. Round arches with cut limestone voussoirs to arch rings, gunnelling to soffits, coursed random rubble limestone to spandrels. Triangular cutwaters to south face with triangular ashlar piers with circular pipe cut through upper section of cutwater. Random rubble limestone parapets with flat stone copings, inscribed milestone inset in north parapet. Central three arches flanked by smaller arch, water flows beneath all five arches. Set on main thoroughfare of Mountbellew, with park to south.
Appraisal
Sited on the main thoroughfare of Mountbellew, the town was once known as Mountbellew Bridge due to this stone bridge which carries traffic over the Castlegar River. The local historical importance of the bridge is reflected in the carved milestone which is set into the parapet. As part of the primary route from Galway to Roscommon, this bridge forms a valuable part of both the contemporary and historical infrastructure of the area.