The Barrow Bridge is a single track steel railway bridge in south east of the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. Crossing counties Kilkenny and Wexford, a mile and a half North of New Ross

New Ross

New Ross is a town located in southwest County Wexford, in the southeast of Ireland. In 2006 it had a population of 7,709 people, making it the third largest town in the county after Wexford and Enniscorthy.-History:...

. At 590 ft long it spans the River Barrow half a mile downstream from the confluence of two of The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters (Ireland)

The Three Sisters are three rivers in Ireland: the River Barrow, the River Nore and the River Suir. The Suir and Nore rise in the same mountainous area in County Tipperary, near the Devil's Bit, while the Barrow rises in the Slieve Blooms Mountains in County Laois. All three join the sea in the...

; the Nore and the Barrow. The Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway Company built bridge with its 55 ft centre swinging spans was opened in 1887 & operated until Passenger services between Macmine Junction and Waterford ceased in 1963 ,