Survey Data
Reg No
41401603
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1800 - 1820
Coordinates
248542, 323691
Date Recorded
20/05/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Double-arch bridge, built c.1810, carrying road over Finn River. Round arches with stepped dressed stone voussoirs and gunnelled soffits. Dressed limestone V-shaped cutwaters having rounded capping to each elevation of pier. Coursed squared rusticated stone to spandrels, roughly coursed squared stone to parapets with dressed limestone copings. Dressed stone string course to each elevation.
Appraisal
This well-designed and finely-executed bridge is a notable example of the high quality of engineering and craftsmanship in stonework which was prevalent in the early nineteenth century. Dressed stone detailing to the stepped voussoirs, copings and string courses, enliven the coursed stone spandrels and parapets. It is of additional social and historical importance, providing a crossing point between the island's two jurisdictions.