词条 | Kilnap Viaduct |
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The Kilnap Viaduct is an eight-arch railway viaduct located in Cork City, Ireland. Built in 1845, it carried the Great Southern & Western Railway line to Cork over the valley of Glennamought River and Mallow Road.[1] The viaduct is listed as a protected structure by the Cork City Council.[2] Technical detailsThe eight-arch railway viaduct features rock-faced ashlar limestone piers with a cut stone impost supporting squared coursed limestone spandrels with dressed limestone string course. It has rock-faced limestone voussoirs leading to round-headed arches, ashlar limestone vaults to barrels and a squared coursed limestone parapet with cut stone coping.[1] The viaduct was built by William Dargan.[3] As built, it was 420 ft long and 90 ft high.[4] References1. ^1 {{cite web| url=https://www.europeana.eu/resolve/record/15414/niah_search_jsp_type_record_county_CC_regno_20858005|title=Kilnap Viaduct| accessdate=24 June 2015 |publisher=Europeana}} {{coord|51.9268|-8.4875|type:landmark_region:IE|display=title}}2. ^{{Cite report |author=Anonymous |date=2009 |title=Volume 3, Part 2, specific built heritage objectives |url=http://www.corkcity.ie/newdevelopmentplan/VOLUME%203%20INTERACTIVE/VOL%203%20PART%202.pdf |publisher=Cork City Council |accessdate=23 June 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.irrs.ie/Journal%20171/171%20Dargan.htm|title=Journal 171-William Dargan-Great Railway Builder and Patriot |author=BRIAN MAC AONGUSA |date= 2010|website= irrs.ie|publisher=Irish Railway Records Society |access-date=23 June 2015 |quote=Further south is the Kilnap viaduct shown under construction by Dargan in 1849. It is still in use today, as is the 8-arched viaduct at Monard near Rathpeacon outside Cork.}} 4. ^{{cite journal |last=Chambers |first=William |last2=Chambers |first2=Robert |date=1851 |title=Irish Travelling |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=qHxTAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA160&ots=qHhUuvl3lY&dq=kilnap%20viaduct&pg=PA157#v=onepage&q&f=false |journal=Chambers's Journal |volume=14 |page= 160 |access-date=23 June 2015}} 3 : Railway bridges in the Republic of Ireland|Bridges completed in 1845|Bridges in County Cork |
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