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Bridge in Monasterevin, County Kildare (11816003)

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Bridge in Monasterevin
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11816003
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Single-span cast-iron road draw bridge over canal, c.1825, retaining early mechanisms. Cast-iron I-beams with supports and early mechanisms having chain links to span. Single flat (lifting) span. Steel deck in cast-iron frame. Sited spanning Grand Canal (Athy Branch). Grass banks to…

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Single-span cast-iron road draw bridge over canal, c.1825, retaining early mechanisms. Cast-iron I-beams with supports and early mechanisms having chain links to span. Single flat (lifting) span. Steel deck in cast-iron frame. Sited spanning Grand Canal (Athy Branch). Grass banks to canal.
This bridge is a fine draw bridge that forms an attractive feature on the Grand Canal (Athy Branch) and is one of a group of bridges on the section of that canal that passes through County Kildare. The construction of the bridge in cast-iron is of technical and engineering merit, while early mechanisms also remain intact (although now converted to electric power). The bridge is of considerable historical and social significance as a reminder of the canal network development in Ireland, which brought about many technical advances while encouraging commercial and industrial activity.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11816003

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