bridge — Croom

The saved account records: Single-arch humpback railway bridge, built c. 1862, over the Patrickswell to Charleville railway line.

The saved account records: Coursed rock-faced limestone walls and parapets, with rock-faced voussoirs to segmental-headed arches, and having cut limestone copings to parapet and platform.

The saved account records: Rubble limestone approach walls to bridge.

The official record fixes the place and calls it bridge. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

bridge — Croom matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: The railway bridge is solidly constructed with rock-faced limestone masonry walls and is part of the Charleville and Patrickswell Branch of the Great Southern and Western Railway Line. The dressings are finely carved and form an interesting contrast with the cut limestone copings to create textural variation in the bridge's appearance. The bridge serves as a reminder of the quality of the engineering and local craftsmen's skills in the mid to late nineteenth century. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.