Survey Data
Reg No
30408404
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1855 - 1865
Coordinates
150296, 230673
Date Recorded
18/09/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch railway bridge, built c.1860, carrying Athenry to Tuam Railway line over road. Segmental arch having rusticated limestone voussoirs, snecked limestone walls and abutments, curved coping stones to abutments. Tooled limestone copings to parapets.
Appraisal
The use of rock-faced limestone in this railway bridge accentuates its imposing form and its construction is typical of mid-to-late nineteenth-century railway engineering and architecture in Ireland. The contrast between the snecked limestone walls and rusticated limestone voussoirs adds visual interest to the bridge.