Survey Data
Reg No
30409423
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1850 - 1855
Coordinates
134255, 225102
Date Recorded
19/09/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Single-span railway bridge, built 1851, carrying Galway to Dublin railway line over road. Cast-iron and steel panelled superstructure supported on rock-faced limestone abutments with cut-stone copings. Wrought-iron railings to east parapet. Recent snecked dressed limestone to upper parapet walls.
Appraisal
This is a typically robust mid-nineteenth-century railway bridge of good technical merit and showcases the skill of nineteenth-century stone masons. It is built using the rock-faced rustication that is a typical feature of such structures constructed during the mid-nineteenth century, creating a solid and durable appearance.