Survey Data
Reg No
22110043
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
Date
1875 - 1880
Coordinates
220560, 134487
Date Recorded
07/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Double-arch rock-faced limestone bridge that formerly carried Thurles to Clonmel branch railway line over minor road and tributary of Clashawley River, built 1879, with buttressing walls to east and west elevations, now disused. Round arches, that over river being lower and narrower, with rock-faced limestone voussoirs, piers and parapet walls and with cut limestone soffits.
Appraisal
Although now disused, with grass growing over the railway tracks, this is nonetheless an imposing feature on Jesuit's Walk. A reminder of the industrial heritage of County Tipperary, it is typical of many railway bridges in Ireland in its heavy rustication, giving an impression of strength and power. Its form is unusual, however, being asymmetrical in elevation, with the arch over the river being narrower and lower. The smooth finely dressed stones to the soffits provide pleasing textural contrast to the rock-faced rustication of the voussoirs and pier walls.