Survey Data
Reg No
40901117
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1850 - 1890
Coordinates
247377, 447403
Date Recorded
20/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Triple-arch road-bridge over Donagh River, erected c. 1870. Segmental arches with squared-rubble stone voussoirs. Squared rubble piers and triangular cutwaters. Random rubble walls to parapets with roughcast rendered coping, cement-block repairs and stringcourse at deck-level. Cement rendering to vaults and inside of piers. Double carriageway with tarmac to deck. Located to north of Carndonagh.
Appraisal
An attractive, solidly built bridge, complementary to its rural setting. A crossing point is marked on the Ordnance Survey first edition six-inch map of c. 1837, but the construction of the bridge must be later. It has long served as an important crossing point over the Donagh River and its continued use is testament to its design and construction.