Survey Data
Reg No
30408503
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1850 - 1855
Coordinates
159477, 230274
Date Recorded
18/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch limestone railway bridge, built 1851, carrying road over Dublin to Galway railway line. Rock-faced rusticated walls, parapet walls and piers, and cut-stone string courses. Elliptical arch with ashlar soffit, cut limestone impost course and rock-faced rusticated voussoirs.
Appraisal
This railway bridge exhibits high quality construction and detailing, with the rustication giving an expression of strength. Visible from the Attymon Railway Station, it makes a pleasing group with the station buildings, and adds interest to the railway line. Built by the Midland Great Western Railway Company, it is a good example of mid-nineteenth-century railway engineering.