The Tassagh Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Tassagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Tassagh Beetling Mill sits almost immediately beneath it.
History
editThe viaduct was completed in 1910, bridging the Callan River Valley.[1] It was originally part of the Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway, though services to Castleblayney were ended in 1924 and from 1932 onwards,[2] all trains across the Tassagh Viaduct were goods trains to and from Keady- It was at this time that the nearby Tassagh Halt closed. The line had been taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) shortly after opening.[citation needed]
Final closure of the line and viaduct came in 1957. In December 1976, Tassagh Viaduct became a Grade B listed building.[3]
Design
editThe viaduct is 11 arches long, and at its greatest height, 24 metres. It is 174 metres in length, and built of concrete (piers) and brick (arches and vaulting).[4]
References
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- ^ "Geograph:: Tassagh Viaduct [6 photos] in H8638". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "1910 - Tassagh Viaduct, Keady, Co. Armagh - Architecture of Armagh - Archiseek - Irish Architecture". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Historic Building Details". Department for Communities. 1976.
- ^ "Tassagh Viaduct". irishantiquities.bravehost.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
54°17′11″N 6°40′42″W / 54.2863°N 6.6783°W
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