Washford Bridge

Single-arch road bridge over small river/stream, built c.1800. Constructed using rubble limestone with dressed limestone voussoirs to arches. Cut limestone coping over parapets. Rubble limestone parapets extend as boundary walls to the south, now partially rebuilt using concrete. Located to the east of Ballymore.

A well-built small-scale bridge, which retains its early form and fabric. It is well-built using local rubble limestone, attesting to the skillful craftsmanship available at the time of its construction. This bridge is very typical of the many small-scale bridges that were built by the Grand Juries to improve the transport system in Ireland, particularly during the late eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, a period of relative economic prosperity. This bridge remains an integral part of the engineering heritage of Westmeath and is an appealing feature in the landscape to the east of Ballymore.