Survey Data
Reg No
32401703
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
136981, 330863
Date Recorded
18/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Single-span road-over-river limestone bridge, built c. 1820. Coursed squared rubble walling, tooled ashlar impost and carriageway platbands, tooled parapet copings. Round-headed arch, tooled ashlar voussoirs, flanking pilasters. Raking abutments from parapet to river bank, roughly-tooled ashlar raking copings curving down at bottom to meet terminal piers. Double bitmac carriageway, narrow grass verges. Spans east-west over Owenykeevan River.
Appraisal
This simple bridge is given an almost tunnel-like appearance by the large splayed buttresses to either side of the arch. Inextricably associated with the nineteenth century development of the road network it displays robust stone detailing and well-engineered structure.