Survey Data
Reg No
30407405
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1830 - 1870
Coordinates
182659, 232085
Date Recorded
27/10/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Two-arch limestone road bridge, built c.1850, over Deerpark River. Segmental arches with dressed stone voussoirs to arch rings, triangular ashlar stone cutwaters with pyramidal dressed stone copings. Ashlar stone to spandrel panels, square edged string course, ashlar stone parapet with chamfered flat coping with returned ends. Ashlar piers with chamfered flat coping to south east, extended ashlar stone wall ending in piers to north east.
Appraisal
This small, yet elegantly detailed, road bridge is sited in a picturesque location and displays good quality stone work and arches. It carries road traffic over the Deerpark River and an important addition to the industrial and transport heritage of the area.