Ballycommon Bridge
About Ballycommon Bridge
Ballycommon Bridge is one of 1 buildings in Ballinagar the National Inventory rates Regional. Its record dates Ballycommon Bridge to 1785–1805. 2 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
Ballycommon Bridge, also known as Chenevix Bridge, is located on what was once a busy stretch of the Grand Canal with the Kilbeggan Branch of the canal just west of the bridge.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14918004 · 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 · 14918004↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 3 historic places in about 10 minutes
Ballinagar · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Ballycommon BridgeStart here
- 2
Campbell BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on - 3
21st LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
More walls, gates and bridges on the record near Ballinagar
Just 2.3 km away stands 23rd Lock, in Tullamore. There are 8 with photos within 40 km. The list reaches Bury Bridge in Tullamore, 8.2 km away.
Questions about Ballycommon Bridge
Is Ballycommon Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 14918004).
Can you visit Ballycommon Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Ballycommon Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1785–1805.
Is Ballycommon 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).
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