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Johnston's Bridge — Johnstonsbridge

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Johnston's Bridge — Johnstonsbridge
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Single-arched humpback road bridge over Rinn River, built c. 1860, incorporating three arches of earlier bridge, dated 1809 (date plaque) to the west side (in County Leitrim). Possibly containing earlier fabric (to the west). Segmental-headed arch with rock-faced voussoirs and squared dressed limestone barrel. Round-headed arches to earlier bridge structure having dressed limestone voussoirs. Roughly dressed squared and snecked limestone spandrel walls, squared limestone abutments. Squared limestone rubble parapet walls having dressed limestone coping over (with bevelled edge to outer faces). Rubble stone wing walls to both ends (east and west). Three redundant arches of former bridge to the west with oval plaque dated ‘1809’. Name ‘Johnson‘s Bridge’ now erased. Located to the extreme north end of County Longford, on border with County Leitrim.

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