Bridge in Garryduff

Single-arch railway bridge, built c. 1880. Having round-headed arch with rusticated limestone voussoirs and dressed rubble stone soffits springing from rusticated limestone piers. Snecked rusticated limestone spandrels surmounted by low rusticated limestone parapet wall with rusticated limestone cornice and capping to sides (east, west). Splayed snecked rusticated limestone abutments projecting from side (east, west) elevations having rusticated limestone coping with chamfered corners. Bridge forms part of the Limerick to Tralee Railway line which now forms part of the Southern Trail.

This towering bridge forms one of many attractive architectural features located along the former Limerick to Tralee Railway line. The bridge is typical of many stone railway bridges featuring a well executed arch and walls, constructed mainly from rusticated limestone. Simple artistic features including cornices, rusticated voussoirs and coping enliven the bridges tall façades. The railway line has been recently converted into a leisure trail stretching some 53 miles, providing an important amenity not only to the local community but also in developing tourism within the area.