Survey Data
Reg No
32310002
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
167772, 326711
Date Recorded
19/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Single-span stone railway-over-road bridge, built c. 1860. Squared-and-snecked rock-faced ashlar limestone walling returning as battered abutments to east and west sides. Round-headed archway, rock-faced voussoirs, tooled ashlar soffit. Two horizontal steel rails form balustrade in lieu of parapet. Carries railway line between Collooney and Sligo. Road with footpath to south passes under.
Appraisal
This robustly constructed bridge demonstrates good quality masonry typical of railway construction in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It continues to fulfil its original function in the twenty-first century.