Morpeth Bridge

Single-arch road bridge over Multeen River, built in 1835, rebuilt in 1929, of rock-faced cut limestone construction with rock-faced cut limestone voussoirs to segmental-headed arch with tooled margins. Imprint of shuttering to soffit. Commemmorative plaque to parapet wall.

This elegant single-arch road bridge was built in 1835 when the new railway line from Dundrum to Tipperary was opened. It was demolished during the War of Independence, and rebuilt in 1929 using modern girder reinforcement. This bridge exhibits fine limestone craftsmanship and is historically and socially important as a physical reminder of both the industrial progress of the early nineteenth century and the fight for independence in the early twentieth century.