Gleensk Viaduct, bridge in County Kerry

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What is recorded here

A passenger crossing Gleensk Viaduct could have spent the whole journey guarding a parcel meant for someone across the valley. Once safely over, they would discover it was still on the seat, and have to persuade a fellow traveller to run after the right person.

Eleven-span steel girder railway viaduct over river valley, opened 1893, on a curved plan with rusticated sandstone tapered pylons. Snecked rough-hewn sandstone with ashlar quoins having tooled edge. Closed 1960, now disused. Spans the Gleensk River valley south of O'Connell Bridge.

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Eleven-span steel girder railway viaduct over river valley, opened 1893, on a curved plan with rusticated sandstone tapered pylons.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21306202

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Graham Horn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
photo taken by SteffenMP ( de:Benutzer:SteffenMP ), Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Josh Jackson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Marathon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Rod Allday, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Matt Gillman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Mike Edgar Kerry, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Goatoo, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0