Survey Data
Reg No
15402402
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
230004, 250707
Date Recorded
04/11/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arched road bridge over small stream, built c.1820. Constructed using limestone rubble with dressed limestone voussoirs to arch and a projecting cut limestone string course at road level. Soffit and arch of bridge now cement rendered. Located to the northwest of Loughanavally.
Appraisal
A well-built small-scale bridge, which retains its early form and fabric. This bridge is very typical of the many small-scale bridges that were built by the Grand Juries to improve the transport system in Ireland, particularly during the late eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, a period of relative economic prosperity. This single-arch road bridge is part of the local infrastructure and as such is of social significance. This bridge is an integral element of the civil engineering heritage of Westmeath and is an appealing, if unassuming, feature in the landscape to the northwest of Loughanavally.