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Single-arched road bridge over Riverstown River, built c.1800. Constructed using rubble limestone with roughly dressed limestone voussoirs to the arch. Rubble limestone coping over parapets. Cast-iron ties to sides of bridge. Water channel now cement rendered. Located to the southwest of Killucan/Rathwire.
A well-built small-scale bridge, which retains its early form and fabric. It is well-built using local rubble limestone, attesting to the skillful craftsmanship available at the time of its construction. This bridge is very typical of the many small-scale bridges that were built by the Grand Juries to improve the transport system in Ireland, particularly during the late eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, a period of relative economic prosperity. The cast-iron ties to the side of the bridge are an interesting feature. This single-arch road bridge is part of the local infrastructure and as such is of social significance.

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