Survey Data
Reg No
14807104
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1855 - 1865
Coordinates
233122, 224902
Date Recorded
11/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch masonry railway bridge, built c.1859, carrying the Portarlington Athlone railway line pver the River Tullamore. Erected by the Great Southern and Western Railway Company. Rock-faced abutments with rusticated and margined quoins. Skew arch of segmental profile. Arch has rusticated voussoirs and dressed string course. Spandrels of squared random rubble. Concrete parapets with tubular steel handrail.
Appraisal
The stonework to this bridge has been skillfully executed. It forms part of the railway structures in Tullamore and is of similar design to many railway bridges around the country. It is one of the finest masonry rail over river bridges on the line with its skew span which enhances the riverscape.