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Single-arch limestone railway bridge, built in 1856, carrying a road over the Kerry to Limerick railway line. Rock-faced coursed limestone walls with rock-faced limestone voussoirs to elliptical arch and cut limestone coping to parapet wall. Recent concrete reinforcement to soffit.
Patrickswell railway station opened on 12 July 1856, early in the development of the railway network and this railway bridge is a reminder of the engineering achievements and quality of local craftsmanship at that time. The elevations are much enlivened by the textural variation of the skillfully executed detailing.

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Photo: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Website use allowed for educational or private purposes with source credit