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Lispole Viaduct

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Lispole Viaduct
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Original image description on Flickr: Running between Tralee and Dingle via Castlegregory junction, the Lispole viaduct was perhaps the biggest feature on the Tralee and Dingle railway. The three foot gauge railway was opened in 1891 and closed in 1953.
Original image description on Flickr: Running between Tralee and Dingle via Castlegregory junction, the Lispole viaduct was perhaps the biggest feature on the Tralee and Dingle railway. The three foot gauge railway was opened in 1891 and closed in 1953. · Photo: Felix O · CC BY-SA 2.0
Remainings of the Lispole Viaduct which was part of the Dingle to Tralee railway line which started in 1888.
Remainings of the Lispole Viaduct which was part of the Dingle to Tralee railway line which started in 1888. · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0

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The ordinary view hides the useful part of the story. Seven-span rubble stone-built railway viaduct over Abhainn an Lóndraigh [Owenalondrig River], opened 1891, comprising single-arch section to west and four-arch section to east with red brick voussoirs and two-span section to centre with cast-iron girders on rubble stone piers.
Seven-span rubble stone-built railway viaduct over Abhainn an Lóndraigh [Owenalondrig River], opened 1891, comprising single-arch section to west and four-arch section to east with red brick voussoirs and two-span section to centre with cast-iron girders on rubble stone piers. Closed 1953, now disused.
Seven-span rubble stone-built railway viaduct over Abhainn an Lóndraigh [Owenalondrig River], opened 1891, comprising single-arch section to west and four-arch section to east with red brick voussoirs and two-span section to centre with cast-iron girders on rubble stone piers.

The story behind this place

Seven-span rubble stone-built railway viaduct over Abhainn an Lóndraigh [Owenalondrig River], opened 1891, comprising single-arch section to west and four-arch section to east with red brick voussoirs and two-span section to centre with cast-iron girders on rubble stone piers.

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Photo: Pam Brophy · CC BY-SA 2.0