Ballyvoy Bridge, Ballyvoy/, Ballynagard Tls, Ballycastle, Co.Antrim

A mid-19th century arched masonry road bridge over the Carey River. This single-arch bridge carries the main road (A2) between Cushendall and Ballycastle over the Carey River a short distance SE of Ballyvoy village. The abutments comprise rusticated and margined sandstone blocks laid to regular courses, with similarly detailed quoins. The arch is of segmental profile and has vee-jointed, rusticated and margined voussoirs. Its soffit is of plain sandstone blocks. The spandrels and parapets are of finely dressed sandstone blocks laid to regular courses. Dressed sandstone string courses run across both faces above the arch crown and continue around the parapets' out-projecting terminal piers. The parapets are comparatively low and are coped with oversailing sandstone blocks, whilst their piers have shallow pyramidal caps. Vertically-laid sandstone blocks are set into both parapets at regular intervals. The bed of the river has been concreted to minimise scouring. There is also a small weir across the river immediately downstream to slow up the current as it passes under the bridge. On the right bank at the bridge's downstream side (NW corner) is a flight of concrete steps to facilitate access to the river for fishermen. Setting: The bridge is surrounded to all sides by open fields and small patches of woodland, it carries the main road (A2) between Cushendall and Ballycastle over the Carey River a short distance SE of Ballyvoy village. Materials: Walling Sandstone Dressings Sandstone