Mount Elliot Bridge as well as Tunnel

The Mount Elliot Bridge and also Tunnel are both part of a deserted railway line that ran from Waterford City to New Ross, Wexford. The track regarding Macmine Junction was gotten rid of in 1963 and the line to Waterford closed in 1994. There was much debate concerning re-opening the line nevertheless the decision has currently been made to turn it into a greenway complying with the success of the Waterford Greenway. The train bridge throughout the river Barrow is still in great condition.The train bridge introduces a tunnel north of the community as well as has a total length of 684 metres. The line first opened in 1887 connecting New Ross in Co.

Wexford to Macmine Junction on the Dublin to Wexford

Town line. It was expanded in 1904 to Waterford City. A sight of the bridge from the river.The line between Macmine Junction and New Ross enclosed 1963 and the track was removed. The line between New Ross as well as Waterford stayed open until 1976 for items traffic. Plant food web traffic from the Albatros fertilizer manufacturing facility proceeded till 1995.

Trees growing over the new ross railway bridge

The tracks have actually now been covered on the New Ross side of the bridge and also the web link to Waterford has actually been reduced of by the removal of tracks in some parts.Like the Old Red Iron bridge in Waterford, the declining number of railway lines in Ireland caused the desertion of the Mount Elliot Bridge and also Tunnel. Today, there is no railway web link to New Ross. Trees have started expanding over the train bridge.Calls for a commuter solution using the line to link New Ross to Wexford, Waterford as well as Kilkenny were made throughout Ireland’s boom of the early 2000s yet came to absolutely nothing. There were supporters for reopening the line to rail web traffic however with the success of the Waterford Greenway, conversations soon counted on expanding the cycle path to

New Ross. Both will certainly fulfill at the North Quays in Waterford City.Location: New Ross, Ireland Abandoned: 1995 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49gGfQxvw9c

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