Kilnap Viaduct

Kilnap Viaduct
Kilnap Viaduct c. 1910
Coordinates51°55′36″N 8°29′15″W / 51.9268°N 8.4875°W / 51.9268; -8.4875
CarriesDublin–Cork railway line
CrossesGlennamought River
LocaleCork, Ireland
Maintained byTransport Infrastructure Ireland
Characteristics
MaterialLimestone
No. of spans8
History
Construction end1845
Opened28 September 1848
Location
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The Kilnap Viaduct (known colloquially as the Eight-Arch Bridge) is an eight-arch railway viaduct located in Cork, 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 Cork City Council.[2]

  1. ^ "Kilnap Viaduct". Europeana. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ^ Volume 3, Part 2, specific built heritage objectives (PDF) (Report). Cork City Council. 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2015.