Overview
bridge — Creeslough is recorded as bridge in Donegal. Single-arch former railway accommodation bridge, built c. 1903, carrying the former Letterkenny to Burtonport section of the Derry (Middle Quay) to Burtonport railway line over small private laneway. Railway lines now out of use with tracks removed (c. 1947).
Why it was built
The saved account records: Single-arch former railway accommodation bridge, built c. 1903, carrying the former Letterkenny to Burtonport section of the Derry (Middle Quay) to Burtonport railway line over small private laneway.
People and work
The saved account records: Railway lines now out of use with tracks removed (c. 1947).
How it changed
The saved account records: parapet to south-east now demolished and replaced with metal tubular rail and wire mesh.
What survives
The saved account records: Segmental-headed arch having concrete voussoirs
Why it mattered
bridge — Creeslough matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This former railway bridge retains its original form and character despite the closure of the line in 1947. It is well-built using local rubble stone masonry, and it illustrates the attention to detail afforded even the most modest of structures by the railway companies at the time of construction. The good-quality mildly rock-faced masonry used in its construction is typical of late-Victorian and Edwardian railway engineering and architecture in Ireland. The combination of rock-faced masonry and cast-concrete arch ring adds an interesting textural dimension to the structure. It survives in relatively good… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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