List of bridges in the Republic of Ireland

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This list of bridges in the Republic of Ireland lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

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Historical and architectural interest bridges

NameIrishDistinctionLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationCountyRef.
County Dublin - King John's Bridge - 20180814210853.jpg 1 King John's Bridge Droichead Eoin ShasanaReputed to be Ireland's oldest surviving bridge Masonry
1 semi-circular arch

Griffeen River
1199 to 1216Griffeen Valley Park, Lucan
53°20′55.2″N6°26′21.3″W / 53.348667°N 6.439250°W / 53.348667; -6.439250 (King John's Bridge)
South Dublin [1]
[2]
Old Weir Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 37342.jpg 2 Old Weir Bridge Killarney National Park Masonry
3 semi-circular arches
16th century Killarney
52°00′27.2″N9°32′58.1″W / 52.007556°N 9.549472°W / 52.007556; -9.549472 (Old Weir Bridge)
Kerry [3]
[4]
Greensbridge, Kilkenny2.jpg 3 Green's Bridge Architectural Heritage Masonry
5 elliptical arches, limestone
Road bridge
River Nore
1766 Kilkenny
52°39′28.9″N7°15′13.2″W / 52.658028°N 7.253667°W / 52.658028; -7.253667 (Green's Bridge)
Kilkenny [B 1]
[5]
Muckross Lake and Brickeen Bridge.jpg 4 Brickeen Bridge Killarney National Park Masonry
1 pointed arch
18th century Killarney
52°00′54.7″N9°32′50.7″W / 52.015194°N 9.547417°W / 52.015194; -9.547417 (Brickeen Bridge)
Kerry [S 1]
[6]
Lucan Bridge2.jpg 5 Lucan Bridge Droichead LeamhcáinLargest single span masonry bridge in Ireland
Span : 34 m (112 ft)
Masonry
1 segmental arch
Road bridge
River Liffey
1814 Lucan
53°21′36.0″N6°26′46.4″W / 53.360000°N 6.446222°W / 53.360000; -6.446222 (Lucan Bridge)
South Dublin [B 2]
[7]
HalfPennyBridge.jpg 6 Ha'penny Bridge Droichead na LifeFirst cast iron bridge over the Liffey in Dublin
Architectural Heritage
43 m (141 ft) Arch
Cast iron arch, wooden deck
Footbridge
River Liffey
1816 Dublin
53°20′46.8″N6°15′47.2″W / 53.346333°N 6.263111°W / 53.346333; -6.263111 (Ha'penny Bridge)
County Dublin [B 3]
[S 2]
[8]
[9]
Sean Heuston Bridge Dublin.JPG 7 Seán Heuston Bridge Droichead Seán Heuston30 m (98 ft) Arch
Cast iron deck arch
1828 Dublin
53°20′50.7″N6°17′30.6″W / 53.347417°N 6.291833°W / 53.347417; -6.291833 (Seán Heuston Bridge)
County Dublin [B 4]
[S 3]
[10]
03 Boyne Viaduct Drogheda 2007-10-5.JPG 8 Boyne Viaduct Tarbhealach na Bóinne Architectural Heritage 540 m (1,770 ft) Truss
Iron, masonry piers
1855 Drogheda
53°43′00.1″N6°20′14.8″W / 53.716694°N 6.337444°W / 53.716694; -6.337444 (Boyne Viaduct)
Louth [S 4]
[11]
Rory O'More Bridge - panoramio.jpg 9 Rory O'More Bridge Droichead Ruaraí Uí Mhóra29 m (95 ft) Arch
Cast iron deck arch
Road bridge
River Liffey
1859 Dublin
53°20′48.3″N6°17′02.5″W / 53.346750°N 6.284028°W / 53.346750; -6.284028 (Rory O'More Bridge)
County Dublin [B 5]
[S 5]
[12]
James Joyce Bridge3.jpg 10 James Joyce Bridge Droichead James JoyceDesigned by Santiago Calatrava 40 m (130 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
River Liffey
2003 Dublin
53°20′47.9″N6°16′57.3″W / 53.346639°N 6.282583°W / 53.346639; -6.282583 (James Joyce Bridge)
County Dublin [B 6]
[S 6]
SeanOCaseyBridge.jpg 11 Seán O'Casey Bridge Droichead Sheáin Uí ChathasaighIStructE Award for Pedestrian Bridges 2006100 m (330 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel deck and pylons
Swing bridge
Footbridge
River Liffey
2005 Dublin
53°20′50.6″N6°14′52.8″W / 53.347389°N 6.248000°W / 53.347389; -6.248000 (Seán O'Casey Bridge)
County Dublin [B 7]
[S 7]
[13]
04 de Lacy bridge Drogheda 2007-10-5.JPG 12 Lacy Bridge Arch
Steel tied arch
Footbridge
River Boyne
2005 Drogheda
53°42′50.7″N6°20′50.5″W / 53.714083°N 6.347361°W / 53.714083; -6.347361 (Lacy bridge in Drogheda)
Louth [S 8]
Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin.jpg 13 Samuel Beckett Bridge Droichead Samuel Beckett123 m (404 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylon
Swing bridge
95+28
Road bridge
River Liffey
2009 Dublin
53°20′49.1″N6°14′28.8″W / 53.346972°N 6.241333°W / 53.346972; -6.241333 (Samuel Beckett Bridge)
County Dublin [B 8]
[S 9]
[14]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

NameIrishSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationCountyRef.
River Suir Bridge1.jpg 1 River Suir Bridge 230 m (750 ft)465 m (1,526 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon
230+91+66+42
N25 road
(Waterford Bypass)
River Suir
2009 Waterford
52°16′44.7″N7°09′01.2″W / 52.279083°N 7.150333°W / 52.279083; -7.150333 (River Suir Bridge)
Waterford
Kilkenny
[S 10]
[15]
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge.jpg 2 Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge 230 m (750 ft)(x2)887 m (2,910 ft) Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, 3 concrete pylons
95+2x230+95
N25 road
(New Ross Bypass)
River Barrow
2020 New Ross Glenmore
52°21′23.9″N6°59′36.5″W / 52.356639°N 6.993472°W / 52.356639; -6.993472 (Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge)
Wexford
Kilkenny
[16]
[17]
The M1 Boyne Bridge, near Drogheda, Co. Louth - geograph.org.uk - 1414270.jpg 3 Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge 170 m (560 ft)352 m (1,155 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon
170+42
2003 Drogheda
53°43′07.1″N6°23′48.8″W / 53.718639°N 6.396889°W / 53.718639; -6.396889 (Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge)
Louth
Meath
[S 11]
[18]
William Dargan Bridge2.jpg 4 William Dargan Bridge 108 m (354 ft)185 Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon
108+21
2004 Dundrum
53°17′35.3″N6°14′45.9″W / 53.293139°N 6.246083°W / 53.293139; -6.246083 (William Dargan Bridge)
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown [S 12]
[19]

List of bridges in Dublin

NameLocalityDateNotes
Anna Livia Bridge Chapelizod 1753Spans the River Liffey
Annesley Bridge Fairview 1926Spans the River Tolka
Ball's Bridge Ballsbridge 1791Spans the River Dodder
Broom Bridge Cabra Crosses the Royal Canal
Butt Bridge 1932Spans the River Liffey
Classon's Bridge Milltown and Dartry 1790sSpans the River Dodder
Clonskeagh Bridge Clonskeagh Spans the River Dodder
Dublinia Arch Dublinia Connects Dublinia and Christ Church Cathedral
East-Link North Wall (Dublin) and Ringsend 1984Officially the Tom Clarke Bridge [20] Spans the River Liffey
Farmleigh Bridge Strawberry Beds 1870sSpans the River Liffey
Father Mathew Bridge 1816Spans the River Liffey
Frank Sherwin Bridge 1982Spans the River Liffey
Grattan Bridge 1750sSpans the River Liffey
Ha'penny Bridge 1816Cast-iron footbridge over the River Liffey
Islandbridge Phoenix Park 1793Spans the River Liffey
James Joyce Bridge 2003Spans the River Liffey
Liffey Railway Bridge Heuston 1877Wrought iron Box truss railway bridge over the River Liffey
London Bridge 1857Spans the River Dodder
Loopline Bridge 1891Wrought iron railway bridge over the River Liffey
Mellows Bridge 1764Spans the River Liffey
Millennium Bridge 1999Steel pedestrian bridge over the River Liffey
Milltown Bridge Milltown Spans the River Dodder
New Bridge Spans the River Dodder
Nine Arches Bridge Milltown 1859Light Rail bridge over the River Dodder
O'Connell Bridge 1794Spans the River Liffey
O'Donovan Rossa Bridge 1818Spans the River Liffey
Ringsend Bridge 1812Spans the River Dodder
Rory O'More Bridge 1859Iron bridge over the River Liffey
Rosie Hackett Bridge 2014Concrete bridge over the River Liffey
Samuel Beckett Bridge Docklands 2009Cable stayed bridge over the River Liffey
Seán Heuston Bridge 1828Cast iron bridge over the River Liffey
Seán O'Casey Bridge 2005Pedestrian swingbridge over the River Liffey
Talbot Memorial Bridge 1978Spans the River Liffey
William Dargan Bridge Dundrum 2004Cable stayed Light Rail bridge over the R112 and R117 roads and the River Slang

List of bridges in the rest of Ireland

NameCountyLocalityDateNotes
Athlone Railway Bridge County Westmeath Athlone 1851Railway bridge across the River Shannon
Ballinadihy Bridge County Cork Aghabullogue Stone bridge crossing the Delehinagh River
Banagher bridge County Offaly and County Galway Banagher 1843Crosses the River Shannon
Barrow Bridge County Kilkenny and County Wexford Cheekpoint 1906Disused railway bridge across the River Barrow
Boyne Viaduct County Louth Drogheda 1855Railway bridge over the River Boyne
Broadmeadow viaduct Fingal Malahide 1930sCarries the Dublin-Belfast railway line across the Broadmeadow estuary
Carrick Bridge County Leitrim and County Roscommon Carrick-on-Shannon 1846crosses the River Shannon
Colthurst's Bridge County Cork Coachford Stone bridge crossing the Delehinagh River
Dripsey Castle Bridge County Cork Dripsey Stone bridge crossing the Delehinagh River
Farmleigh Bridge County Dublin Strawberry Beds1850sDisused steel box truss bridge over the River Liffey
Finn Bridge County Monaghan and County Fermanagh (NI) Scotshouse 1860sSpans the River Finn between the Republic and Northern Ireland.
The Joe Dolan Memorial Bridge County Westmeath Mullingar, County Westmeath 2010540m long bridge that crosses the floodplain of the River Brosna and Lacy’s Canal in Mullingar.
Killaloe Bridge County Clare and County Tipperary Killaloe and Ballina C18Spans the River Shannon
Laune Viaduct County Kerry Killorglin 1885Former railway bridge which carried the Great Southern and Western Railway over the River Laune
Leader's Aqueduct County Cork Aghabullogue c.1860Ruined. Carried water for irrigation over the Dripsey River
Lifford Bridge County Donegal and County Tyrone (NI) Lifford 1964Spans the River Foyle between the Republic and Northern Ireland
The Living Bridge County Limerick and County Clare University of Limerick 2007Pedestrian footbridge across the River Shannon
Lucan Bridge County Dublin Lucan 1814Spans the River Liffey
Luskin's Bridge County Cork Coachford Stone bridge crossing the River Dripsey
Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge County Meath & County Louth Drogheda 2003Carries the M1 motorway over the River Boyne
Michael Davitt Bridge County Mayo Achill Island 1887 Swing bridge linking the Corraun Peninsula to Achill Island
Mullen Bridge County Kildare Maynooth c.1800Spans the Royal Canal
Old Weir Bridge County Kerry Lakes of Killarney C16At the "Meeting of the Waters"
Portumna bridge County Galway Portumna 1911Carries N65 across the River Shannon
Quiet Man Bridge (Leam Bridge) County Galway Oughterard Crosses the River Owenriff
Rice Bridge County Waterford Waterford 1986Spans the River Suir
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge County Wexford and County Kilkenny New Ross 2020Spans the River Barrow
Seven Arches Bridge County Mayo Newport c.1892Former railway bridge over the Newport River
Shannon Bridge County Offaly and County Roscommon Shannonbridge 1757Crosses the River Shannon
West-Link County Dublin Blanchardstown 1990Toll bridge over the River Liffey
Wexford bridge County Wexford Wexford 1959Crosses the River Slaney

Notes and references

  1. "King John's Bridge in the Demense Lucan". southdublinlibraries.ie. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. "Restoration of King John's Bridge". South Dublin County Council . Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. "Old Weir Bridge". Killarneyguide.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. "Old Weir Bridge, Glena, Kerry". Buildingsofireland.ie - National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. "Green's Bridge, Gardens (St. Canice Par.), Kilkenny, Kilkenny". Buildingsofireland.ie - National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. "Brickeen Bridge, Muckross, Kerry". Buildingsofireland.ie - National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  7. "Lucan Bridge, Lucan Road Lower, Lucan and Pettycanon, Lucan, Dublin". Buildingsofireland.ie - National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. "OHa'penny Bridge/Liffey Bridge, Dublin, Dublin". Buildingsofireland.ie - National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  9. Phillips, Hamilton, 2003, p.167
  10. "Seán Heuston Bridge, Steevens's Lane, Wolfe Tone Quay/Victoria Quay, Dublin 8, Dublin". Buildingsofireland.ie - National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  11. "Boyne Viaduct, Yellowbatter, Drogheda, Louth". Buildingsofireland.ie - National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  12. "Rory O'More Bridge, Dublin 2/7, Dublin". Buildingsofireland.ie - National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  13. "IStructE Award for Pedestrian Bridges 2006 Winner - Sean O'Casey Pedestrian Bridge". Istructe.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  14. Cutter, Jerry; Flanagan, John W.; Brown, Philip; Rando, Mario; Mo, Gaute (September 2011). "Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin, Ireland". Bridge Engineering. Issue 3. Vol. 164. pp. 133–144. doi:10.1680/bren.2011.164.3.133. ISSN   1478-4637.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  15. "River Suir Bridge – Symbolic Gateway" (PDF). Waterfordcity.ie. N25 Waterford Bypass Scheme. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2012.
  16. The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge (PDF). e-mosty Issue 2. June 2020. pp. 7–15. ISSN   2336-8179 . Retrieved 8 November 2022.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  17. "The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge in New Ross wins the vehicle bridge award from the British "Institution of Structural Enginners"". Cfcsl.com - Carlos Fernandez Casado, S.L. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  18. O’Donovan, Joe; Wilson, Keith; Maher, Pat (March 2003). The Design and Construction of the Boyne Bridge (PDF). Institution of Engineers of Ireland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2007.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  19. O’Donovan, Joe; Wilson, Keith; Dempsey, Tony (January 2003). The Design and Construction of Taney Bridge, Dundrum (PDF). Institution of Engineers of Ireland. Retrieved 8 November 2022.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  20. "Ceremonies mark executions of 1916 leaders". rte.ie. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

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