Survey Data
Reg No
22401605
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1855 - 1865
Coordinates
198476, 187285
Date Recorded
25/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch rusticated limestone railway bridge, built 1863, carrying road traffic over Ballybrophy-Limerick railway line. Segmental arch with rusticated voussoirs, string courses and parapets, with splayed retaining walls and skewed coursing to soffit of bridge.
Appraisal
This bridge forms an interesting group with the railway station, goods shed and stationmaster's house. The high quality of craftsmanship in this structure is apparent not just in the precisely-cut ashlar masonry, but in the continuation of this precision right through the soffit of the arch where it is less visible. There is an interesting skewing of the courses to the soffit of the arch, rather than running them at right angles to the piers of the bridge.