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Ireland's Most Interesting Bridges
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Have we had Carickabrick?:D Or as I like to call it "the Bruno Stachel Bridge.":D
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Post #4 - Blackwater Viaduct nr.Fermoy - seems to go under a variety of different names.
Drat. This thread should require coordinates for all locations.
Anyhow lets try again.
Castletown viaduct on Dundalk Greenore line (now dismanted) with my Granda's train. The bridge at the northern end of the Dundalk relief road (now N52) is pretty much at this location.
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Back to Derry/Londonderry again and another view of Craigavon Bridge - this time a rather nice shot taken from the east bank and showing the narrow gauge CDR Terminus at Victoria Road. Today, directly across the river from this scene lies the remains of the Foyle Valley Railway Museum - a monument to intransigence.
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Two bridges over the River Barrow, near New Ross
"Red Barrow Bridge" (disused railway bridge)
Mountgarrett "ferry" bridge (with inbuilt Scherzer system unused for many years)
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The bridge across to the Mt Elliot tunnel, above, is an amazing contraption. It was opened by hand - a crank handle operating the whole span via an enormous gearbox. I've got pics of the workings somewhere.
Re the 2nd pics, whats a Scherzer System?
Andy
Basically amounts to being a bridge with a "rolling lift" (named after its American engineer / developer William Scherzer). My knowledge and / or understanding of the mechanism itself however would be limited.
Dublin (north quays) has a couple of this type as well.
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Basically amounts to being a bridge with a "rolling lift" (named after its American engineer / developer William Scherzer). My knowledge and / or understanding of the mechanism itself however would be limited.
Dublin (north quays) has a couple of this type as well.
A quick google produces this http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0u5G8E3uPUAC&pg=PA714&lpg=PA714&dq=bridge+Scherzer+System%3F&source=bl&ots=ooc8-j9d4X&sig=YRQ1SM4WFDWgpI5y1ZSAgjHbM-M&hl=en&ei=DmphTcTTB9G04gad8dCHCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=bridge%20Scherzer%20System%3F&f=false quite interesting!0 -
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I'm going to include this tiny bridge simply because of its age. It dates from around 1200, and is located in a field about 3km from Golden off the N74.
This is the view of the priory. It is a vast complex, and the bridge is visible in the center left of the photo:
The stream that ran beneath the bridge is now dry. Here is a view from the river bed looking up at one of the arches of the bridge (the stone work is original):
Just beyond the bridge this is the view into the priory:
It is filled with effigies, spiral stair cases, arches, alters, and magnificent medieval architecture. All in a field, all free to visit and wander around. Also, a great place to go to at dusk for a deliciously creepy experience.
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Judgement Day wrote: »Post #4 - Blackwater Viaduct nr.Fermoy - seems to go under a variety of different names.
They are different bridges.
Kilcummer Viaduct (River Awbeg)
http://maps.google.ie/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=52.150607,-8.453121&spn=0,0.067806&z=15&layer=c&cbll=52.150809,-8.453119&panoid=CP2eU0VjUnUiJ0PyuI_KjA&cbp=12,58.98,,0,0
Carrickabrick Bridge(Blue Max)
http://maps.google.ie/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=52.144932,-8.259315&spn=0,0.033903&z=16&layer=c&cbll=52.145488,-8.258807&panoid=KaXH3jYHxGQ5us7zExGshA&cbp=12,147.23,,0,00 -
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It is one of the oldest railway bridges in the country (and not far off oldest in the world), so questions like "How do I get my supercube truck past the railway?" hadn't yet arisen. There are higher bridges nearby. Note that much of the surrounding land isn't much higher than high tide.
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