Ballinalack Bridge

The saved account records: Constructed of coursed squared limestone rubble with rusticated rock-faced limestone voussoirs to arches and rusticated limestone copping over parapet.

The saved account records: Twin-arched road bridge over River Inny, dated 1874.

The saved account records: Now out of use and superceded by a modern bridge to the south.

The saved account records: Projecting V-profile cut water to central pier.

Ballinalack Bridge matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: A robustly-built and substantial road bridge, which is a pleasing and distinct feature in the rural landscape. The good quality rusticated masonry is a typical feature of the many bridges built by Board of Works in the mid-to late nineteenth-century, suggesting that the board were responsible for the construction of this handsome structure. This bridge replaced an earlier five arch bridge located at this site, at a time when the River Inny was considerably wider at this point (Ordnance Survey Map 1838; Lewis 1837). Ballinalack Bridge is an important element of the civil engineering Heritage of County Westmeath… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.