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Old Bridge

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Arched stone road bridge, built c.1780, spanning Owennayle River. Humped deck with parallel parapets, wing-walls splaying outwards at approach roads. Rubble stone parapets with Scotch copings. Arches not viewed due to overgrowth.
Spanning the Leitrim and Cavan county boundary, this stone bridge is a reminder of the road expansion schemes that were undertaken throughout the country in the late eighteenth century. It humped backed form, narrow width and construction are typical of its time.

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Photo: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Website use allowed for educational or private purposes with source credit