Survey Data
Reg No
21828027
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1855 - 1865
Coordinates
151952, 141984
Date Recorded
18/08/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch railway bridge, built c. 1862, over the Patrickswell to Charleville railway line. Coursed rock-faced limestone walls and parapets, with rock-faced voussoirs to segmental-headed arches, and having cut limestone copings to parapet. Ashlar limestone to soffit. Rubble limestone approach walls to bridge terminating in square-profile piers.
Appraisal
This bridge is a notable example of railway engineering and construction. It was on the Charleville and Patrickswell branch of the Great Southern and Western Railway Line. The rock-faced limestone walls contrast with the cut limestone copings to create textural variation in the bridge's appearance. The bridge forms part of a group of structures associated with the now disused railway station.