Survey Data
Reg No
14933004
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Scientific, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1845 - 1855
Coordinates
248650, 215056
Date Recorded
08/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch masonry railway bridge, built c.1854, carrying the Portarlington Tullamore line of the Athlone branch erected by the Great Southern and Western Railway Company. Rock-faced coursed limestone abutments with quoins. Semic-elliptical arch wth rusticated voussoirs. Spanrels and parapet are of squared random rubble. Parapets coped with limestone blocks. Angled sloping walls are random rubble and coped with stone.
Appraisal
The rock-faced finish to the limestone used in the construction of the bridge imparts an impression of solidity and stability. Located on the Athlone Branch of the Great Southern and Western Railway, this bridge forms part of a group of railway related structures and contributes to the architectural heritage of County Offaly. It is one of seventeen masonry arch bridges on this railway line, fifteen of which are road over rail.