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Cox's Bridge and 27th Lock — Clara Road

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Cox's Bridge and 27th Lock — Clara Road
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Single-arch masonry bridge, built in 1809, carrying the Tullamore Clara road over the Grand Canal at the west end of the 27th lock. Abutments of dressed limestone blocks are a continuation of the lock chamber. Voussoirs and spandrels of dressed limestone. Replacement reinforced-concrete parapets with footpaths on both sides and tubular steel railings between concrete posts. Random rubble wing walls coped with concrete. Limestone plaque reads: 'Cox Bridge 1809'.

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