Bridge in Townparks, County Longford

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Single-arch railway bridge, built c. 1860, carrying railway line over road. Segmental-headed arch with rock-faced limestone voussoirs. Coursed rock-faced limestone coping, buttresses and flanking walls. Mild steel railings to parapet. Situated to the west of Longford Town Railway Station (13004044) and to the south of…

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This typical mid-to-late nineteenth century railway bridge retains its early form and character. The use of rock-faced limestone accentuates is robust form and is typical of the railway architecture of the time. It was originally constructed by the Midland and Great Western Railway Company to serve the Mullingar to Sligo line, which reached as far as Longford Town in 1855 and was completed in 1862. It forms part of an interesting group of structures related with Longford Town Railway Station (13004044) and it represents an integral component of the architectural and industrial heritage of Longford Town, and of the social and economic history of the County Longford.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 13004152

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