bridge

Single-span skewed railway bridge, built in 1880, spanning the Limerick to Kerry railway line. Now in use by the Southern Trail recreational route. Round-headed arch with rusticated limestone voussoirs and dressed stone soffit. Springing from dressed stone piers with rusticated limestone quoins and tooled limestone springer courses. Snecked dressed stone spandrels with rusticated tooled limestone stringcourses surmounted by dressed rubble stone parapet walls with rusticated tooled limestone coping.

This attractive former railway bridge is a notable feature of the surrounding landscape. The line was built by the Great Southern and Western Railway company. The bridge displays a wealth of skill with its finely executed angled arch and stone walls. The façades are greatly enlivened through the utilisation of rusticated limestone, which is used to highlight the arches, with artistic stringcourses helping to create a striking composition. Today this a fine engineering achievement forms an integral part of the Southern Trail, a leisure walk/cycle route that follows the old Limerick to Tralee railway line.