Ballyhushey Bridge, Greenmount Road, Omagh, BT78 1UN

This is a single-span road bridge, likely constructed between 1840 and 1845, carrying Greenmount Road over the Eskragh Water. It is situated within the townlands of Garvallagh and Letfern, near Omagh. The structure’s original character remains largely intact, although the east abutments have been refaced. The bridge is considered a minor example of its type.

The bridge features coursed rubble walling to the parapets and spandrels, topped with segmental stone coping. The segmental-headed arch is formed from sandstone voussoirs, with a torus-moulded string course at carriage level and an ashlar sandstone soffit. The abutments have been refaced with squared-and-snecked rubble. Loopholes are visible on the abutments, along with two shallow recessed panels at the north and south of the east abutment, revealing exposed culvert arches. The carriageway width is approximately 6 metres. The parapet wall extends beyond the bridge eastward, functioning as a boundary wall to adjacent agricultural land.

The bridge first appeared on the Ordnance Survey map of 1852, labelled ‘Ballyhushey Bridge’. It was not shown on the first edition map from 1833. Ordnance Survey maps from 1833, 1852, 1906, and 1938 are held at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). The bridge is noted as being of industrial archaeological interest.