Survey Data
Reg No
41400959
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
260606, 332276
Date Recorded
18/04/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Single-span skew railway bridge, built c.1860, to carry Portadown and Cavan Branch of Great Northern Railway over road. Carriageway removed. Rock-faced rusticated sandstone abutments with tooled quoins, flanked by splayed wings having tooled sandstone coping. Abutment wall to west reduced in height.
Appraisal
Although its carriageway, which was probably composed of steel girders, has been removed, evidence of skilled craftsmanship and engineering can still be seen in the design and execution of this former railway bridge. It was built to carry the Monaghan-Clones Branch of the Ulster Railway (later Great Northern Railway) over the road, and the widespread nature of the railway in this area is indicative of the prevalence of industry in the locality. Despite having been altered, it is an aesthetically-pleasing structure which continues to have a strong visual presence and serves as a physical reminder of the extent and importance of the railway network at the turn of the century.