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Banagher bridge : ウィキペディア英語版 | Banagher bridge
Banagher bridge, located northwest of the town of Banagher, carries the R356 road across the River Shannon between Counties Offaly and Galway in Ireland. The present bridge, constructed between 1841 and 1843 has six masonry arches and had an opening section which has been replaced by a permanent beam. ==The present bridge== The present bridge, originally of six arches and an opening section, was erected by the Commissioners for the Improvement of Navigation of the Shannon in 1841–1843. Thomas Rhodes, the engineer was a commissioner of the Shannon Navigation, his name can be seen on many of the bridges over the Shannon and on surviving lock mechanisms, notably at Victoria and Athlone locks. This bridge was reconstructed and widened jointly by Offaly County Council and Galway County Council in 1971. Their work included replacing massive stone parapets on either side of the bridge with aluminium railings, and the removal of a swivel arch which had allowed passage for masted boats. The bridge is categorised by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as being of Special Architectural, Historical and Historical interest. The 2005 heritage review of the bridges of County Offaly described Banagher bridge as being of national heritage significance, of high architectural merit and demonstrative of mid-19th century construction work by a government body. It states "This is the only six-arch masonry span in the county. It is an interesting contrast with the 1750s bridge at Shannonbridge. Although both are approximately the same length, Banagher bridge achieves the crossing with fewer spans (six as opposed to 16). It also has the longest masonry arch spans of all the county's bridges, averaging 17.88 m".〔http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30410909〕〔(Hamond, F., ''Bridges of County Offaly – An Industrial Heritage Review'', Offaly County Council, 2005, OFIAR-021-006. ) Retrieved 3 November 2008.〕
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