Drumsna Bridge
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WW.Wilma
N 53° 55.475 W 008° 00.680
29U E 564922 N 5975583
Stone bridge over the river Shannon
Waymark Code: WM4CGJ
Location: Ireland
Date Posted: 08/05/2008
Views: 20
The Drumsna Bridge was built in the 1760s and escaped the
Shannon Commissioner’s upgrading works in the 1840s. It originally had 7 arches. One of them (on the Leitrim side) got filled in, so now there are 6 arches.
The structure marks the end of the navigable part of the Shannon. The Shannon loop towards the north between Jamestown and Drumsna has lots of shallows. It can only be explored by Dinghy. Cruiser traffic has to go through the Jamestown Canal. The bridge connects Co. Leitrim and Co. Roscommon.
The N4 used to run over Jamestown Bridge and through the town until the by-pass was built in 1996.
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: motor vehicles
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
river Shannon
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: old N4
Location:
Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
Length of bridge: Not listed
Height of bridge: Not listed
Date constructed: Not listed
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