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HB Ref No:
HB15/06/001

Address
ACCOMMODATION BRIDGE OVER NEWRY CANAL POYNTZPASS CO.ARMAGH

Townland:

Status:
Currently at Risk

Listing Grade:
B2/IA

HARNI Number:
HARNI 15/06/001

Conservation Area:
No

Condition:
Very Poor

Industrial Archeology:

Occupancy:
Vacant

Vernacular:

Degree of Risk:
High

Thatched:
No

Availability:
Unavailable

Monument:

Current Building Use:

Derelict:

Description

The Newry canal was the first summit-level canal in the British Isles, built in 1742 to aid the transport of coal to Dublin. Now mostly overgrown, its commercial usefulness was slowly eroded throughout the course of the 20th century, but there has been a burgeoning interest in the potential it offers for tourism and recreation, should it ever be re-watered. This single-span rubble stone bridge with a strikingly pronounced hump is one of a number of important structures associated with the canal. Commonly referred to as the “Cracked Bridge”, on account of a crack on the south-east parapet wall, more recent deterioration of the fabric of the structure is apparent and material has been lost. There is no secured future or repair scheme set out for the bridge at present and therefore it is considered to be at risk.