Survey Data
Reg No
41400960
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
261288, 332765
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. Rock-faced rusticated piers above quoins flanking carriageway. Rusticated sandstone string course to top of abutments, with gaps providing space for track bed supports.
Appraisal
Evidence of skilled craftsmanship and engineering can still be seen in the design and execution of this former railway bridge, despite having had its carriageway removed and its somewhat overgrown and poor condition. Built to carry the Monaghan-Clones Branch of the Ulster Railway (later Great Northern Railway) over the road, the widespread nature of the railway in this area is indicative of the prevalence of industry in the locality. Visible from the road, it is an aesthetically-pleasing structure which serves a physical reminder of the extent and importance of the railway network at the turn of the century.