Kilbride Bridge, Kilbride Road, Doagh, Co Antrim

Kilbride Bridge is a four-span road bridge dating to the early 19th century, likely around 1820. It carries Kilbride Road over the Doagh River, north of Doagh village. The bridge is constructed from coursed basalt rubble with granite coping, although sections of the coping have been replaced. Semi-circular arches are defined by voussoirs, and each arch springs from a basalt pier featuring rubble V-shaped cutwaters. The arch soffits have been rendered. The interior of the parapet to the carriageway has replacement cement pointing. The carriageway is approximately 6 meters wide. Newer rubble walling is present to the north-west, while the south-east walling includes rubble coping and some brick repairs. The bridge appears on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1833, labelled ‘Kilbride Br’, and is referenced on the 1859 Griffiths Valuation map. While originally situated in a rural location, the bridge now forms the edge of Doagh village, with modern residential development to the south-west and an industrial estate to the north-east, which has altered its setting. Although an example of a common bridge type, it holds some industrial archaeological interest.