Survey Data
Reg No
20910938
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
Date
1860 - 1870
Coordinates
141706, 50625
Date Recorded
16/07/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Single-span rubble stone and red brick bridge, built c.1865, carrying road over disused railway. Square-headed arch having steel girder deck with red brick parapets. Rubble stone piers having red brick quoins.
Appraisal
This is a fine example of the bridges which were built as part of the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway network. The red brick and cast-iron utilised in its construction were unusual materials in rural areas in the nineteenth century, and are representative of the mass produced materials which were utilised by railway networks in their building campaigns.