Bridge in Tullybogly, County Donegal

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Single-arch rail bridge, c. 1883, carrying road over the former Burt Junction to Letterkenny narrow gauge railway line. Railway out of use and tracks removed (since 1953). Segmental-headed arch with brick voussoirs and with brick construction to arch barrel; coursed and squared mildly rock-faced rubble stone construction to piers and to arch below springing point. Squared rubble stone construction to spandrels and to parapets. Rubble stone coping to parapets. Rubble stone retaining walls to either side of former railway line. Tarmacadam deck with grass verges. Squared and coursed rubble stone retaining walls to either side having cut stone coping over. Located in the rural countryside to the south-east of Manorcunningham.

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 the area associated with this company. This bridge is now acts as an historical reminder of the formerly extensive railway network in County Donegal, and is an integral element of the built heritage and transport history of Donegal.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 40905444

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