1834 – Lord Cloncurry’s Tunnel, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Proposal for a tunnel through Lord Cloncurry’s grounds, with pedestrian bridges at either end. In the end,
Proposal for a tunnel through Lord Cloncurry’s grounds, with pedestrian bridges at either end. In the end,
Originally published as “Outline Plan of Dublin exhibiting the course of the proposed Railway Colonnade Through the City for connecting the General Terminus of the Railways from the South and South Western Districts with Kingstown harbour”.
A fine stone double-arched bridge under the railway embankment.
The increasing popularity of rail travel necessitated a second bridge over the straits to provide a direct rail link between London and the port of Holyhead.
Seven-arch limestone built viaduct, opened 1849, carrying Cork-Dublin railroad over Blarney River. Rock-faced rusticated piers, walls,
The bridge, which is 542 ft. long, was designed by G.W. Hemans, and built with an opening central span to accommodate the tall superstructures of sailing craft.
Designed by Charles Nixon (a former pupil of I.K. Brunel) and built between 1849 and 1851 by Fox,
Construction was completed in 1851 for the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Company and was the result of collaboration between engineer Sir John MacNeill and constructor William Dargan.
Known locally as the 18 Arches, the bridge was designed by John Benjamin MacNeill, an eminent Irish civil engineer,
Triple-span railway viaduct over River Suir, built 1852, on railway line between Limerick and Rosslare Harbour.