Survey Data
Reg No
31307003
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1840 - 1895
Coordinates
120913, 295134
Date Recorded
18/11/2010
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch hump back road bridge over river, extant 1895. Modified. Ivy-covered wall (north-west) with drag edged rock faced cut-limestone stringcourse supporting parapet having rock faced cut-limestone coping. Single segmental arch with drag edged tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs. Sited spanning Clydagh River with unkempt banks to river.
Appraisal
A bridge representing an integral component of the nineteenth-century civil engineering heritage of County Mayo with the architectural value of the composition, one recalling a nearby bridge (extant 1895; see 31307001), confirmed not only by the robust rock faced surface finish offset by "sparrow pecked" sheer limestone dressings demonstrating good quality workmanship, but also by the elegant "sweep" of the arch making a pleasing visual statement at a crossing over the Clydagh River.