Athenry Railway Station

Freestanding single-span cast-iron foot bridge over railway track, erected 1851, with staircases to west elevation. Depressed-arch span supported on round-plan cast-iron columns, four to each platform, with fluted and banded bases and decorative capitals. Latticed parapets to walking surface and staircases, base of latter terminated by decorative fluted and banded cast-iron colonettes.

Still in use today, this well-preserved foot bridge forms part of the group of interesting railway structures at Athenry Railway Station. Its visually appealing design is embellished with decorative cast-iron detailing, including corbelled arches with quatrefoils to the spandrels.