Overview
bridge — PLUCK is recorded as bridge in Donegal. Single-arch rail bridge, c. 1883, carrying former Burt Junction to Letterkenny narrow gauge railway line over road. Railway out of use and tracks removed (since 1953).
Why it was built
The saved account records: Single-arch rail bridge, c. 1883, carrying former Burt Junction to Letterkenny narrow gauge railway line over road.
People and work
The saved account records: Railway out of use and tracks removed (since 1953).
How it changed
The saved account records: Segmental-headed arch with brick voussoirs and with brick construction to arch barrel
What survives
The saved account records: Rubble stone retaining walls to either side bridge.
Why it mattered
bridge — PLUCK matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This former railway bridge retains its original form and character despite the closure of the line in 1953. It is well-built using local rubble stone masonry while the brick construction to the arch barrel and the brick voussoirs to the arch are a feature of many late Victorian railway bridges in Ireland. This bridge was originally built by the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company as part of the Derry Middle Quay to Burtonport railway line, which opened as far as Letterkenny in June 1883. It remained in use until the closure of the line in July 1953. The bridge is one of a number of similar structures in… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- Standing stone in Rossbrackanmonument0.2 miles
- Pluck Millsbuilding0.2 miles
- bridge — Letterkennybuilding0.2 miles
- house — Pluckbuilding0.2 miles
- Man-made underground passage in Corkeymonument0.3 miles
- Standing stone in Corkeymonument0.3 miles
- Standing stone in Pluckmonument0.4 miles
- Pluck Standing Stonemonument0.4 miles
- bridge — CORKEYbuilding0.4 miles
- Standing stone in Magheraboy (magheraboy Ed)monument0.4 miles
- Cairn — unclassified in Magheraboy (magheraboy Ed)monument0.4 miles
- Connaghan's Bridge — CORKEY, RAYMOGHYbuilding0.5 miles
Add the human story, a picture, a first-hand message or a missing place.
Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.
Add a pictureAdd its storyTalk or ask a questionAdd a new placeThis official record and map point do not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
Conversation about this place
Questions and messages sit beneath the source record. They are checked before appearing.
No questions or messages yet.
Ask a question or join the conversation