Survey Data
Reg No
22205904
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Technical
Previous Name
Aileen Bridge
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1830 - 1930
Coordinates
194041, 141719
Date Recorded
06/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch road bridge over Multeen River, built in 1835, rebuilt in 1929, of rock-faced cut limestone construction with rock-faced cut limestone voussoirs to segmental-headed arch with tooled margins. Imprint of shuttering to soffit. Commemmorative plaque to parapet wall.
Appraisal
This elegant single-arch road bridge was built in 1835 when the new railway line from Dundrum to Tipperary was opened. It was demolished during the War of Independence, and rebuilt in 1929 using modern girder reinforcement. This bridge exhibits fine limestone craftsmanship and is historically and socially important as a physical reminder of both the industrial progress of the early nineteenth century and the fight for independence in the early twentieth century.