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Will the Barrow Railway Bridge ever open and close to shipping again?

Will the Barrow Railway Bridge ever open and close to shipping again?

by andrew | Jan 11, 2023 | Built Heritage, River Lore

This is my ongoing diary into the fate of the Barrow Bridge. The details are below but in brief here’s whats covered to date (24/5/2024) July 1906 – opened to connect the new port at Rosslare with Waterford and on to the west Sept 2010 – route closed...

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