Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Lower Gelvin Bridge
Drumneechy, Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Demolished
- Address
- Lower Gelvin Bridge, Ballyquin Road, Dungiven, Co Londonderry
- Townland
- Drumneechy
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.96748, -6.92042
- Date of survey
- 21 January 2000
- HB reference
- HB02/07/009
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
The earlier bridge was demolished and replaced. The present bridge is a modern concrete beam single span bridge carrying the Ballyquin Road over the Gelvin River. It is more or less in the same location as previous bridge.
Historical information
The present bridge was erected in the later 1990's. Although structurally sound the bridge was considered inadequate in capacity and dangerous for what had become a busy main road. The previous bridge was described in the 1st Buildings Survey as “Twin segmental arch rubble-stone bridge over Gelvin River. Angled cutwaters on up and downstream sides. No ornamentation”. It further states “Bridge cited here on 1832 map onwards. Probably dates to late 18th century, earlier 19th century”. See report by F.W. Hamond dated 26/5/1993.
IHR. No. 1848 (refers to earlier bridge).
References
Primary Sources
1. O.S. map 1st Edition 1832 Londonderry sh. 25
2. EHS 1st Buildings Survey – Descriptive notes.
Local information.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Demolished and replaced by a modern utilitarian late 20th century single span concrete beam bridge carrying the improved Ballyquin Road over the Gelvin Burn.
Nearby in the register
- 301 Ballyquin RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- 299 Ballyquin RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Straw HouseHouseunder 1 mi
- New BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.