Bridge in Ballyglass, County Galway

What is recorded here

Bridge in Ballyglass is so carefully matched on both sides that the diagonal stones look positively rebellious. You get the feeling one stone turned sideways and was immediately told, ‘Fine, but your brother has to do it too.’

Single-arch limestone road bridge over railway, built c.1850, having symmetrical plan about east-west axis. Coursed squared and snecked rubble walls and piers with flanking walls to east and west. Segmental arch with dressed limestone voussoirs to arch rings, squared diagonal-set stone to spandrel panels, projecting string course and parapet with chamfered coping stones. Woodlawn Railway Station to west.

This handsome stone bridge lies on the Athlone to Galway line which was opened by Midland Great Western railway in 1851. Built of well detailed natural stone, it is relatively is unaltered and has a pleasing symmetrical composition.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 30407322

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