Kidd's Bridge, Coagh Road, Cookstown, Co Tyrone is a Grade B2 listed building in the Mid Ulster local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 7 August 2008.
Kidd's Bridge, Coagh Road, Cookstown, Co Tyrone
- WRENN ID
- tangled-outpost-tallow
- Grade
- B2
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Ulster
- Constituency
- Mid Ulster MP: Mr Cathal Mallaghan (SF)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Date first listed
- 7 August 2008
- Irish grid reference
- H 818 781
- Coordinates
- 54.64458, -6.73324
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
Kidd's Bridge is a picturesque, well-proportioned three-arch railway bridge located on the Coagh Road in Cookstown, County Tyrone. It dates to approximately 1867, with construction finalized between 1876 and 1879 as part of the Dungannon and Cookstown Railway line, later incorporated into the Great Northern Railway (GNR) network. Triple-arched railway bridges are relatively uncommon outside of this area, making this a notable feature of the GNR lines.
The bridge is constructed of rock-faced squared and snecked stone walls with irregular stone capping. The segmental-headed arches are dressed with brick, arranged in three rows of red brick, with a projecting rounded yellow brick row to the outer perimeter. The central arch is supported on two rock-faced cut-stone piers. The bridge is approximately 6 metres in width. It forms part of a series of railway bridges, representing a significant element of the surviving GNR network and sharing a similar design to Grange Road Bridge.
The railway line itself opened in July 1879, ceased carrying passengers in January 1956, and closed entirely in January 1965. The bridge is well preserved and remains in near original condition, contributing to its industrial archaeological interest and group value.
Local climate
Kidd's Bridge, Coagh Road, Cookstown, Co Tyrone sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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