Connaghan's Bridge, County Donegal

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Double-arched bridge carrying road over the Corkey River, built c. 1800, having V-profile rubble stone cutwater to the central pier to both the upstream and downstream elevations (north and south). Segmental-headed arches having roughly dressed and squared rubble stone voussoirs; cement lining to arch barrels. Rubble stone construction to pier and spandrels. Rubble stone parapets with field stone solider coping over. Tarmacadam deck with grass verges. Located in the rural countryside to the south-west of Manorcunningham.

This appealing rustic small-scale double-arched road bridge retains much its early character and form, and is an appealing feature in the landscape to the south-west of Manorcunningham. It is robustly-constructed in local rubble stone masonry, and its continued survival and use stands as testament to the quality of its original construction, and of the skill of the masons involved. The graceful sweeping arches with roughly dressed rubble stone voussoirs and the coursed rubble stone cutwaters are features of some appeal that help to elevate this bridge above many of its contemporaries in Donegal. The form of this bridge suggests that it dates to the end of the eighteenth century or to the start of the nineteenth century, a period that witnessed a large expansion in the rural road network in Ireland - and the subsequent building of numerous bridges - which was mainly carried out by the Grand Juries (the forerunners of the County Councils). This appealing rustic bridge is an integral element of the built heritage and transport heritage of the local area, and makes a positive contribution to the local landscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 40905456

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