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Bridge in Curry, County Sligo (32319003)

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Bridge in Curry
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32319003
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Double-span limestone former railway-over-river bridge, built c. 1890, no longer in use. Squared-and-snecked rubble stone walling, squared-and-snecked rubble stone abutments with ashlar stone raking copings, rock-faced string course at deck level. Segmental arches, rock-faced margined ashlar limestone voussoirs.…

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Double-span limestone former railway-over-river bridge, built c. 1890, no longer in use. Squared-and-snecked rubble stone walling, squared-and-snecked rubble stone abutments with ashlar stone raking copings, rock-faced string course at deck level. Segmental arches, rock-faced margined ashlar limestone voussoirs. Squared-and-snecked rubble stone pier and abutments, triangular cutwaters with pyramidal cap to east. Squared-and-snecked rubble stone parapets with rock-faced copings. Spans from north-south over Owengarve River. Weir to south, arch over mill stream to north.
This pleasing railway bridge exhibits well-executed straight-forward masonry construction which blends well with the surrounding landscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 32319003

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Newbert12, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, 2pos.irish
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • Charlestown GAA (@CharlestownGAA) via HoganStand; individual photographer not stated, hoganstand.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.rte.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
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