Survey Data
Reg No
20901818
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
165652, 107563
Date Recorded
19/09/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Triple-arch limestone road bridge carrying Mitchelstown-Mallow road over Awbeg River, built c. 1830, of coursed rubble construction with channelled dressed voussoirs to segmental arches having slightly larger central arch. Dressed V-cutwaters to upstream, west, elevation. Capped piers at each end of bridge, rising slightly above parapet walls. Dressed blocks to parapet copings.
Appraisal
This is an excellent example of an early nineteenth-century road bridge. The rougher stonework of the main body of the bridge contrasts well with the typical nineteenth-century dressed stone voussoirs. The former RIC barracks to the north is a reminder of the strategic importance of this crossing point in the past. Its capacity to carry large volumes of traffic is a testimony to its high quality construction.