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Gaol Bridge

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Gaol Bridge
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Single-arch masonry bridge, built c.1859, carrying the Tullamore Kilcormac road over the Portarlington Athlone railway line. Erected by the Great Southern and Western Railway Company. Rock-faced limestone blocks, laid to courses with rusticated and margined quoins. Segmental profile arch with rusticated and margined voussoirs. Finely dressed string course. Spandrels and parapets are roughly dressed blocks randomly laid.
This crossing point is part of the group of buildings associated with Tullamore railway station. The stonework has been skillfully executed, further testament to the high quality of the craftsmanship.

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