- Address
- Johnstown Bridge
- Type
- Bridge
- NIAH reg. no.
- 11801015
Johnstown Bridge
Johnstown Bridge, Johnstownbridge
About Johnstown Bridge
The National Inventory rates Johnstown Bridge Regional, one of 12 in Johnstownbridge. Johnstown Bridge dates from 1830–1870. One other place on the record stands within 400 m.
Johnstown bridge is a fine stone bridge that forms an imposing feature on the River Blackwater and is one of a group of bridges on the section of that river that passes through County Kildare. The construction of the arch that has retained its original shape is of technical and engineering merit.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 11801015 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 11801015↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 4 historic places in about 20 minutes
Johnstownbridge · about 1.2 km on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Johnstown BridgeStart here
- 2Saint Patrick's National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
- 3Fear English BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
- 4Metcalfe Park (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)500 mJohnstown National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH)500 mMetcalfe Park (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH)600 mMetcalfe Park (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH)600 mCatholic Church of the Holy FamilyRegional rating (NIAH)3.6 kmLike it: recorded walls, gates and bridges near Johnstownbridge
Start with Moyvally Bridge in Longwood, 5.3 km away. All 8 are pictured and within 40 km. Farthest out is Bond Bridge, Allenwood, 14 km away.
Questions about Johnstown Bridge
Is Johnstown Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 11801015).
Can you visit Johnstown Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Johnstown Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1830–1870.
Is Johnstown Bridge protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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