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Bridge in Bruckless, County Donegal (40909837)

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Bridge in Bruckless
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Triple-arch railway bridge, built c. 1893, carrying accommodation road serving Bruckless House (see 40909802) over the former Donegal Town to Killybegs narrow gauge railway line. Railway lines no out of use with tracks removed (c. 1960). Three concrete segmental-headed arches having concrete lining to arch barrels;…

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Triple-arch railway bridge, built c. 1893, carrying accommodation road serving Bruckless House (see 40909802) over the former Donegal Town to Killybegs narrow gauge railway line. Railway lines no out of use with tracks removed (c. 1960). Three concrete segmental-headed arches having concrete lining to arch barrels; coursed rock-faced sandstone masonry to the piers. Squared and coursed mildly rock-faced rubble sandstone construction to abutments, spandrels and to parapets; rock-faced sandstone coping over parapets. Located to the south-east of Bruckless and to the west of Dunkineely, at the north entrance to Bruckless House.
This former railway bridge retains its original form and character despite the closure of the line in 1960. The small arches are an interesting and rather picturesque feature, and indicate that this bridge spanned a narrow gauge railway line. The good-quality mildly rock-faced masonry (local sandstone) used in its construction is typical of Victorian railway engineering and architecture. It survives in relatively good condition, which is testament to the quality of its original construction. It was originally built by the Donegal Railway Company as part of the Donegal Town to Killybegs section of the Derry (Victoria Road) to Killybegs railway line, which opened in August 1893 and closed completely on January 1st 1960. This railway bridge forms part of a group of structures associated with this former narrow gauge railway line in the Dunkineely area, and is an important element of the built heritage and transport history of County Donegal. This bridge was built to carry the main accommodation road serving Bruckless House (see 40909802) over the railway line.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 40909837

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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