Survey Data
Reg No
40311016
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Scientific, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1890 - 1895
Coordinates
260741, 287573
Date Recorded
16/06/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Triple-arch stone road bridge, dated 1894, spanning river flowing from north into Lough Ramor. Additional blocked-up arch to east end over mill race of adjacent former mill. Widened at east end c.1980. Rock-faced voussoirs to segmental arches with rendered arch soffits. Pair of U-cutwaters to south piers rising above apex of arches. Spandrels and wing walls of coursed random rubble stone, upper sections re-laid and re-pointed, parapet rebuilt with Scotch coping. Plaque on south face of north parapet wall reads ‘P. Lee B.L.D.R 1894’. Remains of pedestrian entrance in rendered wall at west end of south parapet with block-and-start ashlar sections. Recent service pipe of metal resting on cutwaters to south side.
Appraisal
The bridge is a significant feature of the engineering and infrastructural heritage of the town. Coupled with the adjacent former mill and mill race, the bridge is part of a group which gives insight into the industrial history of the locality, using water power as a source of energy. Along with the mill, the bridge adds to the picturesque quality of the approach into Virginia.