Mullins's Bridge

Single-arch limestone railway bridge, built c. 1850, carrying road over Dublin to Cork railway line. Rock-faced coursed limestone walls with rock-faced limestone voussoirs to elliptical arch and cut limestone string course above, having cut limestone coping to parapet wall. Curving abutment walls, possibly screening flights of steps, to each side of bridge on both north and south elevations.

Charlevile Railway Station was opened in 1849, early in the development of the railway network, and this impressive bridge is a reminder of the engineering achievements and the quality of local craftsmanship at that time. The elevations are much enlivened by the textural variation of the skillfully executed limestone detailing. The bridge is still in use and forms an integral part of the ongoing history of railway transport in the area.