Survey Data
Reg No
15310090
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1845 - 1850
Coordinates
244207, 252377
Date Recorded
20/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arched railway bridge, built c.1848, carrying former Midland Great Western Railway Dublin Broadstone to Mullingar line over road. Rusticated limestone piers with a flat-arched steel/wrought-iron deck over with steel railings. Snecked limestone retaining walls to the south side. Located to the southeast of Mullingar.
Appraisal
A robustly-detailed bridge forming an integral part of the railway and civil engineering heritage of County Westmeath. This bridge was originally built by the Midland and Great Western Railway Company to serve the Dublin Broadstone to Galway line, which was opened as far as Mullingar in 1848 and was completed in 1851. The form of this bridge indicates that this bridge was originally built with a flat metal deck and although the present deck may be a modern addition, it has a certain simple functional elegance. The rock-faced limestone masonry piers are a typical feature of mid nineteenth-century engineering projects of this nature.