Survey Data
Reg No
41401832
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
269588, 319758
Date Recorded
29/04/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Triple-arch road bridge over Dromore River, built c.1830. Elliptical arches with cut peck-dressed limestone voussoirs, and squared coursed and snecked rubble stone soffits. Squared limestone parapet walls, with rusticated copings, stretching to north and south, covering extensive flood plains to east and west. V-shaped cutwaters of coursed squared stones to east and west elevations.
Appraisal
Located south-west of Ballybay, this bridge over the Dromore river is a landmark in this rural landscape. This well-executed stone bridge is a picturesque landmark on the river, employing local materials in its construction, with cut limestone to the voussoirs, soffits, spandrels, parapet wall and buttresses. That the bridge remains in use in its present form is testament to the quality of its construction.