
What is recorded here
Single-arch masonry canal bridge, dated 1809, carrying the road from Cloghan to Shannonbridge over the Grand Canal. Random squared rubble walls with dressed stone string course, voussoirs, terminating piers and coping to parapet. Part of east parapet and the pier at its south end have been rebuilt. Arch of semi-elliptical profile. Humped deck and ramped approaches. Limestone towing path flanking canal under archway. Plaques to bridge read: 'L'ESTRANGE BRIDGE 1809'.
L'Estrange Bridge, with its fine carved stone plaques, is a good example of an unaltered canal bridge. For over two hundred years this bridge has carried people and their various modes of transport over the Grand Canal. It makes a positive and attractive addition to the canalscape and is an important piece of architectural heritage associated with Ireland's inland waterways.
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