Survey Data
Reg No
41401733
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
Date
1855 - 1860
Coordinates
253496, 324808
Date Recorded
24/05/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Triple-arch railway bridge, built c.1858, carrying accommodation track over Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway. Segmental arches with dressed sandstone voussoirs, and coursed rock-faced rusticated stone to soffits. Chamfered rusticated stone platbands running through arches at impost level. Tapered piers of coursed rock-faced rusticated stone, with channelled dressed sandstone to outer elevations of piers. Coursed rusticated stone to spandrels, dressed sandstone parapets. Wrought-iron lattice railing remaining to east of carriageway.
Appraisal
This railway bridge, which unusually has three equal arches and a thin superstructure, provided access across the railway within Ballynure Demesne. It is articulated and enhanced by dressed stone detailing to the piers, voussoirs and parapets, as well as wrought-iron railings originally surmounted by a timber hand-rail, adding further interest. This bridge is of historical and social significance as a reminder of the railway network in Ireland, with the consequent technological advances and development of commercial activity. This bridge is a subtle but important and aesthetically-pleasing landmark in the area.