Survey Data
Reg No
13707057
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Previous Name
Louth Road Bridge
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1865 - 1875
Coordinates
304162, 306494
Date Recorded
09/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch road bridge over railway track, built c. 1870. Squared-and-snecked limestone and sandstone walling, ashlar limestone string course and impost to vault; segmental-headed arches, rock-faced limestone voussoirs; rock-faced ashlar full-height pilasters flanking arches; soldier limestone coping to north parapet, ashlar limestone coping to south parapet.
Appraisal
This handsome bridge is one of a group of structures which form Dundalk Railway Station. Its skillfully executed stonework, displaying a variety of finishing, is a testament to railway bridge building in the late nineteenth-century. Ardee Bridge is a vital feature within the complex giving necessary access over the railway.