Overview
Raford Bridge is recorded as bridge in Galway. Six-arch limestone bridge, built c.1770, carrying road over Raford River. Round arches, rubble stone V-cutwaters to south elevation, with concrete additions.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Six-arch limestone bridge, built c.1770, carrying road over Raford River.
People and work
The saved account records: Round arches, rubble stone V-cutwaters to south elevation, with concrete additions.
How it changed
The saved account records: Rubble limestone walls, parapet walls and voussoirs.
What survives
The official record fixes the place and calls it bridge. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Raford Bridge matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This pleasant bridge adds incident to the landscape as well as conveying traffic over the Raford River. The rubble stone parapet walls and slight humpback add interest to the crossing and the structure is evidence of eighteenth-century craftsmanship and engineering. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- Corn Mill — Rafordmonument0.1 miles
- Grave Yard — Brackloon (athenry By.)monument0.2 miles
- Man-made underground passage in Brackloon (athenry By.)monument0.2 miles
- Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Brackloon (athenry By.)monument0.2 miles
- Raford Housebuilding0.2 miles
- Country house in Rafordmonument0.2 miles
- Nto indicated — Rafordmonument0.2 miles
- Raford Bridge — CARROWNAGLOGH, RAFORDbuilding0.4 miles
- Enclosure in Rafordmonument0.5 miles
- Rathville House — CARROWREAGH (ATHENRY BY)building0.8 miles
- Designed landscape feature in Carrowreagh (athenry By.)monument0.8 miles
- Enclosure in Knockroe (kilconnell By.)monument0.8 miles
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