Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Railway bridge,
Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Demolished
- Date of construction
- 1900 - 1919
- Address
- Railway bridge,, King’s Road,, Whitehead,, Carrickfergus,, Co Antrim, BT38, **See General Comments**
- Council
- Mid and East Antrim
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.75447, -5.71016
- Date of survey
- 17 December 2008
- HB reference
- HB22/06/016
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 1883 "Scotland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
This skew twin-span bridge (Translink no 439B) was erected by the Belfast & Northern Counties Railway in connection with the opening of an extension platform north of Whitehead Station in 1907. One span crosses the Whitehead-Larne line, and the other the line to the extension platform which lies immediately north-east of the bridge. Prior to this, there was a level crossing at this location. The original spans were metal girders but were replaced with pre-cast reinforced concrete beams in 1986-87. The original pier between the spans was also rebuilt in concrete at the same time.
Of the original bridge, only the brick abutments and wing walls survive, the latter coped with rusticated and margined granite blocks.
The early 1900s bridge has been altered to such an extent that it is now of no special industrial heritage significance.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
General comments
This bridge was surveyed in the first survey but not listed and was then demolished before the Second Survey of this area.
Hence the partial survey only.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Kioskunder 1 mi
- Edwardian Post BoxDemolishedunder 1 mi
- Northern BankBankunder 1 mi
- 21 Balmoral AvenueHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.