Survey Data
Reg No
30412810
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1865 - 1870
Coordinates
141427, 194280
Date Recorded
29/09/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch limestone railway bridge, built 1869, carrying road over Ennis-Athenry railway line. Rock-faced rusticated ashlar stone walls and parapets, having recent concrete copings to latter. Shallow stone abutments to each elevation, flanking elliptical arch with rock-faced rusticated tooled stone voussoirs with margins, and ashlar soffit.
Appraisal
This bridge is solidly constructed with well wrought dressings that are clearly the work of skilled craftsmen. It serves as a reminder of the quality of engineering and craft skills in use in the mid-nineteenth century. It forms an interesting group with the adjacent former railway station.