Bridge in Rosshill

Single-span railway bridge, built 1851, carrying Galway to Dublin railway line over road. Cast-iron and steel panelled superstructure supported on rock-faced limestone abutments with cut-stone copings. Wrought-iron railings to east parapet. Recent snecked dressed limestone to upper parapet walls.

This is a typically robust mid-nineteenth-century railway bridge of good technical merit and showcases the skill of nineteenth-century stone masons. It is built using the rock-faced rustication that is a typical feature of such structures constructed during the mid-nineteenth century, creating a solid and durable appearance.