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Ardbear Old Bridge

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Ardbear Old Bridge
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Clifden, Ardbear Old Bridge.
Clifden, Ardbear Old Bridge. · Photo: Newbert12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Clifden, Ardbear Old Bridge.
Clifden, Ardbear Old Bridge. · Photo: Newbert12 · CC BY-SA 4.0

What is recorded here

Triple-span road bridge, built 1789, having two round arches to south and single camber arch to north. Rubble stone piers and voussoirs with triangular-plan rubble stone cutwaters with concrete reinforcing to base. Rubble stone parapet walls and arch surrounds. Round overflow arch to south.
This picturesque road bridge traversing the Owenglen River to the south of the town displays skilled local craftsmanship and attention to detail, providing an insight into eighteenth-century bridge building. It compliments the landscape in which it is set and is still an essential transport link for the area.

The story behind this place

This picturesque road bridge traversing the Owenglen River to the south of the town displays skilled local craftsmanship and attention to detail, providing an insight into eighteenth-century bridge building.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 30325027

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Newbert12, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mac McCarron, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mac McCarron, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Not stated on club page, clifdengaa.clubzap.com
  • Picture: Abbeyglen Castle Hotel
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