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Bridge in Rock Island

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Bridge in Rock Island
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Single-arch road bridge spanning depression, built c.1830. Random coursed rubble stone construction with round-headed arch and decorative voussoirs and keystone. Parapet, granite coping and piers with pointed coping.
This bridge provides access to Crookhaven Lighthouse and its associated buildings and quays. It displays skilled craftsmanship, finely executed stone work and attention to detail, obvious in the voussoirs and copings. As well as being an essential modern transport link, it provides an insight into early nineteenth century bridge building in rural Ireland.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20914733

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Dr Brian Lynch, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mac McCarron, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Minseach, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • D.Camier, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mick Garratt, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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