Ballievey Bridge

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Original Ballievey Bridge, by a design of James Dredge. Ballievey Bridge near Banbridge (2) - geograph.org.uk - 574100.jpg
Original Ballievey Bridge, by a design of James Dredge.
Current Ballievey Bridge. Ballievey Bridge near Banbridge - geograph.org.uk - 535018.jpg
Current Ballievey Bridge.

Ballievey Bridge spans the River Bann at Ballievey, near Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland.

The original suspension bridge was from a design by James Dredge, Sr. Destroyed in 1988 under the weight of a lorry, it was the only one within the Dredge's Ulster group which was not a footbridge. [1] A replacement bridge was erected thereafter.

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References

  1. Cox, Ronald C. (1998). Civil Engineering Heritage: Ireland. Thomas Telford. p. 185. ISBN   978-0-7277-2627-8.

Coordinates: 54°20′30.8″N6°13′11.4″W / 54.341889°N 6.219833°W / 54.341889; -6.219833