J2866 : The Ballyskeagh High Bridge (1 of 8)

taken 15 years ago, near to Ballyskeagh, Co Down, Northern Ireland

The Ballyskeagh High Bridge (1 of 8)
The Ballyskeagh High Bridge (1 of 8)
J2866 : Ballyskeagh High Bridge gives the building date. The two-arch bridge crosses the Lagan Navigation (left) and the towpath (right). The road (now called the Ballyskeagh Road) is much higher than the canal – an interesting challenge for a civil engineer 250 years ago. The view is towards Belfast. The towpath here is narrower than elsewhere on the surviving stretches of disused canal. Continue to J2866 : The Ballyskeagh High Bridge (2 of 8).
The Ballyskeagh High Bridge, Drumbeg/Lambeg


A two-arch bridge, built about 1760 of local sandstone, carrying the Ballyskeagh Road (from Drumbeg to Lambeg) across the towpath and disused Lagan canal. The road is much higher than the canal – an interesting challenge for a civil engineer 250 years ago. The bridge is narrow and now has a separate footbridge on the northern side. There is no direct access from the bridge to the towpath. Pedestrians and cyclists use the entrance to McIlroy Park on the Belfast side of the bridge.

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J2866, 72 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Thursday, 26 February, 2009   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 26 February, 2009
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Bridge   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 288 669 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:32.0491N 6:0.6037W
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Irish: geotagged! J 288 668
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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