Lurganboy Bridge

Triple-arch bridge carrying road over the Termon River, built c. 1800, having V-profile cut stone cutwaters to the central piers on the upstream elevation (south-east). Segmental-headed arches having dressed cut stone voussoirs to arches; squared rubble stone construction to arch barrels. Coursed rock-faced masonry to piers below arch springing point. Roughly coursed and squared rubble stone construction to spandrels, piers and abutments. Roughly coursed and squared rubble stone masonry to parapets having hammer dressed cut stone coping over. Some modern repairs to parapets. Tarmacadam deck with grass verges. Located in the rural landscape to the north-east of Pettigoe. Bridge spans border with County Fermanagh and Northern Ireland.

This impressive triple-arched road bridge retains its early character and form, and is an appealing feature in the rural landscape to the north-east of Pettigoe. It is robustly-constructed using squared local rubble stone masonry, and its continued survival and use along a stands as testament to the quality of its original construction, and of the skill of the masons involved. The parapets survive in relatively good condition, albeit with some repairs in places. The good quality roughly dressed stone voussoirs to the arches and the construction to the cutwaters are of a high standard, which helps to elevate this bridge above many of similar-scaled bridges in Donegal. The roughly dressed stone coping to the parapets adds additional interest and creates a composition of some picturesque appeal. This bridge probably originally dates to the late-eighteenth century or the first decades of the nineteenth century, a period that saw a great deal of road and bridge-building throughout Ireland, particularly by the Grand Juries (the forerunners of the County Councils). This notable bridge is one of a number of impressive bridges over the Termon River in the Pettigoe area, and is an integral element of the built heritage and transport history of the local area. The bridge spans the border between Donegal and Fermanagh, and subsequently the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.