2014
J0628 : Craigmore Viaduct from Millvale Road
taken 12 years ago, near to Bessbrook, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
Craigmore Viaduct from Millvale Road
In March 1989 an attempt was made to blow up the Craigmore viaduct. The northbound Enterprise train from Dublin was about to leave Newry Station some four minute distance away from the viaduct when the bomb went off. The line was closed for a week for clearance and repair operations.
Craigmore Viaduct
This 18 arch bridge was constructed by the Belfast and Dublin Junction Railway between 1845 and 1852 to a design by J.B.Macneill. The viaduct is built from granodiorites of the Newry Igneous Complex quarried at Goraghwood a couple of miles to the north along the railway line.
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- Grid Square
- J0628, 61 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Eric Jones (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 16 May, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 16 May, 2014
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 066 283 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:11.5887N 6:22.0354W - Camera Location
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Irish: J 063 280
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
