Survey Data
Reg No
11225001
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Scientific, Social, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1880 - 1890
Coordinates
310921, 220245
Date Recorded
20/06/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Two-arched road bridge, c.1885, over the River Dodder. Rock-faced cyclopean masonry. Coursed rubble to parapet. Projecting rock-faced breakwater and voussoirs. Canalised watercourse with concrete lining, forming four-step waterfall to west.
Appraisal
Built to designs by engineer Richard Hassard as part of the Rathmines and Rathgar water supply system, this rugged bridge follows a standard design. The municipal supply connected the Dodder, reservoirs at Glenasmole and other components in the 1880s. This bridge forms an important part of the historic urban infrastructure.