List of bridges over the River Lagan

The following is a list of bridges over the River Lagan in Northern Ireland listed going upstream from Belfast Lough.

Image	Name	Date	Carries	Design	Listing	Locality	Coordinates	Notes
Belfast
	Lagan Bridge	1995 [1]	M3 Motorway	Concrete Box girder bridge [1]	Not listed	Belfast	54°36′09.6″N5°55′11.0″W / 54.602667°N 5.919722°W / 54.602667; -5.919722	Connects the Sydenham Bypass with the M2 foreshore.
	Dargan Bridge	1994 [2]	Belfast–Derry railway line Belfast–Larne railway line	Concrete Box girder bridge [1]	Not listed	Belfast	54°36′08.8″N5°55′12.0″W / 54.602444°N 5.920000°W / 54.602444; -5.920000	Was built to connect all of Northern Ireland's railways into one network.
	Lagan Weir Footbridge	2015 [3]	Pedestrians, cyclists	Steel Beam bridge	Not listed	Belfast	54°36′04.4″N5°55′13.0″W / 54.601222°N 5.920278°W / 54.601222; -5.920278	Replaced earlier bridge which was removed in 2014.
	Queen Elizabeth Bridge	1966 [4]	A2 (eastbound)	Steel Girder bridge [5]	Not listed	Belfast	54°36′01.0″N5°55′13.7″W / 54.600278°N 5.920472°W / 54.600278; -5.920472
	Queen's Bridge	1843 [6]	A2 (westbound)	Stone Arch bridge	B+	Belfast	54°35′58.9″N5°55′13.7″W / 54.599694°N 5.920472°W / 54.599694; -5.920472	Replaced the earlier Long Bridge. Named after Queen Victoria.
	Lagan Railway Bridge	1976 [7]	Belfast–Derry railway line Belfast–Larne railway line Belfast–Bangor railway line pedestrians	Steel Beam bridge	Not listed	Belfast	54°35′51.5″N5°55′02.2″W / 54.597639°N 5.917278°W / 54.597639; -5.917278	Replaced a single track, wooden bridge built in 1875
	Albert Bridge	1890 [8]	A20 East Bridge Street	Cast iron Arch bridge	B+	Belfast	54°35′44.9″N5°54′46.8″W / 54.595806°N 5.913000°W / 54.595806; -5.913000	Replaced a previous bridge which suddenly collapsed.
	Ormeau Bridge	1863 [9]	A24 Ormeau Road	Stone Arch bridge	Not listed	Belfast	54°34′58.5″N5°55′19.0″W / 54.582917°N 5.921944°W / 54.582917; -5.921944	Replaced a previous bridge, built in 1809.
	King's Bridge	1912 [10]	Eastbound road traffic	Concrete Beam bridge	A	Belfast	54°34′38.2″N5°55′42.7″W / 54.577278°N 5.928528°W / 54.577278; -5.928528	One of the first reinforced concrete bridges in Ireland. Named after King George V.
	Governor's Bridge	1974 [11]	Westbound road traffic	Concrete Beam bridge	Not listed	Belfast	54°34′30.1″N5°55′51.2″W / 54.575028°N 5.930889°W / 54.575028; -5.930889	Named after Ralph Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton, the last Governor of Northern Ireland
	Stranmillis Weir		Private pedestrian access		Not listed	Belfast	54°34′07.0″N5°55′38.5″W / 54.568611°N 5.927361°W / 54.568611; -5.927361
	Lagan Gateway bridge	2021 [12]	Pedestrians and cyclists between Stranmillis and Annadale		Not listed	Belfast	54°34′6.7″N5°55′40.5″W / 54.568528°N 5.927917°W / 54.568528; -5.927917	A new lock was also built under the bridge. The bridge will be named after Noah Donohoe. [13]
	Brown Bridge or Belvoir Bridge [14] [15]	2023	Pedestrians and cyclists between Belvoir Park Forest and Lagan Towpath	Wooden Arch bridge	Not listed	Belfast	54°33′27.4″N5°56′10.4″W / 54.557611°N 5.936222°W / 54.557611; -5.936222	Original bridge replaced in 2023 due to safety concerns. [16]
	Red Bridge		Pedestrians and cyclists on Lagan Towpath National Cycle Route 9	Iron Beam bridge	Not listed	Belfast	54°33′12.1″N5°56′37.1″W / 54.553361°N 5.943639°W / 54.553361; -5.943639
	John Luke Bridge	2013 [17]	Pedestrians and cyclists on Lagan Towpath National Cycle Route 9	Steel Butterfly bridge	Not listed	Belfast	54°33′17.7″N5°56′57.1″W / 54.554917°N 5.949194°W / 54.554917; -5.949194	Replaced earlier bridge. Named to honour Belfast-born artist John Luke
			Water Main		Not listed	Belfast	54°33′17.9″N5°57′07.2″W / 54.554972°N 5.952000°W / 54.554972; -5.952000
	Shaw's Bridge (new)	1977 [18]	A55 Malone Road	Concrete Arch bridge	Not listed	Belfast	54°33′08.9″N5°57′09.7″W / 54.552472°N 5.952694°W / 54.552472; -5.952694
	Shaw's Bridge (old)	1707 [18]	Pedestrians and cyclists	Stone Arch bridge	B1	Belfast	54°33′08.1″N5°57′10.8″W / 54.552250°N 5.953000°W / 54.552250; -5.953000	Carried road traffic prior to the opening of its modern counterpart. Replaced a wooden bridge dating from the early 17th century [19]
	Gilchrist Bridge	1986	Pedestrians and cyclists between Edenderry and Lagan Towpath	Wooden Arch bridge	Not listed	Edenderry	54°32′36.6″N5°57′54.0″W / 54.543500°N 5.965000°W / 54.543500; -5.965000	Named after John Gilchrist, founder of Lagan Valley Regional Park [19]
Belfast/Lisburn and Castlereagh
	Drum Bridge	before 1832 [19]	B103 Upper Malone Road	Stone Arch bridge	B1	Drumbeg	54°32′06.5″N5°58′59.3″W / 54.535139°N 5.983139°W / 54.535139; -5.983139
			Pedestrians and cyclists on Lagan Towpath National Cycle Route 9	Truss bridge	Not listed	Drumbeg	54°32′10.9″N5°59′02.9″W / 54.536361°N 5.984139°W / 54.536361; -5.984139
		1962	M1 Motorway	Concrete Box girder bridge	Not listed	Drumbeg	54°32′34.5″N5°59′37.3″W / 54.542917°N 5.993694°W / 54.542917; -5.993694
Lisburn and Castlereagh
			Private access to house		Not listed	Derriaghy	54°32′20.3″N6°00′12.5″W / 54.538972°N 6.003472°W / 54.538972; -6.003472
	Rambler's Bridge [20]		Pedestrians and cyclists between Seymour Hill estate and Lagan Towpath	Truss bridge	Not listed	Derriaghy	54°32′15.5″N6°00′23.8″W / 54.537639°N 6.006611°W / 54.537639; -6.006611
	Wolfenden's Bridge	before 1833 [19]	B103 Ballyskeagh Road	Stone Arch bridge	B+	Lambeg	54°32′00.0″N6°01′02.7″W / 54.533333°N 6.017417°W / 54.533333; -6.017417
	Lambeg Bridge		Tullynacross Road	Stone Arch bridge	Not listed	Lambeg	54°31′42.8″N6°01′27.7″W / 54.528556°N 6.024361°W / 54.528556; -6.024361
			Pedestrians and cyclists	Steel Beam bridge	Not listed	Lambeg	54°31′42.5″N6°01′28.0″W / 54.528472°N 6.024444°W / 54.528472; -6.024444
	Hilden Bridge		Bridge Street	Stone Arch bridge	Not listed	Hilden	54°31′18.8″N6°01′19.3″W / 54.521889°N 6.022028°W / 54.521889; -6.022028
		Mid 1900s [21]		Single story building spanning the river on reinforced concrete beams	B+ (as part of mill complex)	Hilden	54°31′13.4″N6°01′18.0″W / 54.520389°N 6.021667°W / 54.520389; -6.021667	Gutted by fire in 2006
			Access within former Hilden Mill complex (bridge disused)		B+ (as part of mill complex)	Hilden	54°31′12.3″N6°01′17.1″W / 54.520083°N 6.021417°W / 54.520083; -6.021417
		1896 [22]	Pedestrians within former Hilden Mill complex (bridge disused)	Iron Lattice girder bridge	B2	Hilden	54°31′05.0″N6°01′21.5″W / 54.518056°N 6.022639°W / 54.518056; -6.022639
			Private pedestrian access over weir		Not listed	Lisburn	54°30′52.1″N6°01′26.4″W / 54.514472°N 6.024000°W / 54.514472; -6.024000
	Blue Bridge [15]		Pedestrians and cyclists	Concrete Cantilever bridge	Not listed	Lisburn	54°30′48.9″N6°01′27.2″W / 54.513583°N 6.024222°W / 54.513583; -6.024222
		2002	Pedestrian and cyclist access to Lagan Valley Island	Steel Truss bridge	Not listed	Lisburn	54°30′44.1″N6°02′05.0″W / 54.512250°N 6.034722°W / 54.512250; -6.034722
	Queen's Bridge	2002	Road traffic access to Lagan Valley Island	Concrete Beam bridge	Not listed	Lisburn	54°30′42.3″N6°02′11.6″W / 54.511750°N 6.036556°W / 54.511750; -6.036556
	Union Bridge	1880 [19]	A49 Sloan Street	Stone Arch bridge	Not listed	Lisburn	54°30′35.8″N6°02′17.6″W / 54.509944°N 6.038222°W / 54.509944; -6.038222	Replaced earlier bridge
			Water pipe		Not listed	Lisburn	54°30′32.0″N6°02′25.1″W / 54.508889°N 6.040306°W / 54.508889; -6.040306
	Moore's Bridge	1825 [19]	A1 Hillsborough Road	Sandstone Arch bridge	B1	Lisburn	54°29′55.6″N6°03′08.2″W / 54.498778°N 6.052278°W / 54.498778; -6.052278
			Pedestrians and cyclists on Lagan Towpath National Cycle Route 9	Steel Arch bridge	Not listed	Lisburn	54°29′51.6″N6°03′22.5″W / 54.497667°N 6.056250°W / 54.497667; -6.056250
	Young's Bridge		Halftown Road		Not listed	Lisburn	54°30′01.4″N6°05′50.8″W / 54.500389°N 6.097444°W / 54.500389; -6.097444
	Maze Bridge		Gravehill Road	Stone Arch bridge	Not listed	Mazetown	54°29′42.3″N6°06′58.4″W / 54.495083°N 6.116222°W / 54.495083; -6.116222
	The New Bridge		Cockhill Road		Not listed	Halfpenny Gate	54°29′07.8″N6°08′47.2″W / 54.485500°N 6.146444°W / 54.485500; -6.146444
	Spencer's Bridge	1840-1859 [23]	Hillsborough Road	Stone Arch bridge	B1	Moira	54°28′38.8″N6°10′33.1″W / 54.477444°N 6.175861°W / 54.477444; -6.175861
			M1 Motorway		Not listed	Moira	54°28′35.5″N6°11′22.0″W / 54.476528°N 6.189444°W / 54.476528; -6.189444
	Newmill Bridge	1740-1759 [24]	Clarehill Road	Stone Arch bridge	B2	Moira	54°28′26.8″N6°12′20.9″W / 54.474111°N 6.205806°W / 54.474111; -6.205806
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
	Steps Bridge		Steps Road		Not listed	Magheralin	54°27′48.2″N6°14′48.5″W / 54.463389°N 6.246806°W / 54.463389; -6.246806
	Forge Bridge [25]		B9 New Forge Road	Stone Arch bridge	B2	Magheralin	54°27′31.5″N6°15′34.2″W / 54.458750°N 6.259500°W / 54.458750; -6.259500
	Geehan's Bridge [26]		B2 Dromore Road	Stone Arch bridge	B1	Waringstown	54°26′41.1″N6°16′21.6″W / 54.444750°N 6.272667°W / 54.444750; -6.272667
	Banoge Bridge [27]		Hall Road	Stone Arch bridge	B2	Donaghcloney	54°25′14.3″N6°16′12.6″W / 54.420639°N 6.270167°W / 54.420639; -6.270167
			Pedestrians to former Ewart Liddell Weaving Factory (bridge disused)		Not listed	Donaghcloney	54°24′52.4″N6°15′36.6″W / 54.414556°N 6.260167°W / 54.414556; -6.260167
	Donaghcloney Bridge		B9 Main Street	Stone Arch bridge	Not listed	Donaghcloney	54°24′55.9″N6°15′24.3″W / 54.415528°N 6.256750°W / 54.415528; -6.256750
	Thornyford Bridge	1760-1779 [28]	Blackskull Road	Stone Arch bridge	B1	Gamblestown	54°25′18.5″N6°12′54.6″W / 54.421806°N 6.215167°W / 54.421806; -6.215167
	Gillhall Bridge	1670s [29]	Private access to farm	Stone Arch bridge	B+	Dromore	54°25′00.0″N6°12′11.4″W / 54.416667°N 6.203167°W / 54.416667; -6.203167	Was built to provide access to Gill Hall mansion. The house was built at the same time as the bridge and was said to be haunted. It burnt down in 1969.
			Private access to farmland		Not listed	Dromore	54°25′01.4″N6°11′05.2″W / 54.417056°N 6.184778°W / 54.417056; -6.184778
			Private access to B&B		Not listed	Dromore	54°24′52.2″N6°10′18.3″W / 54.414500°N 6.171750°W / 54.414500; -6.171750
		1972 [30]	A1 Dromore Bypass		Not listed	Dromore	54°24′50.1″N6°09′40.3″W / 54.413917°N 6.161194°W / 54.413917; -6.161194
	Dromore Viaduct	Early 1860s [31]	Trackbed of the former Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway	Stone Viaduct	B+	Dromore	54°24′49.2″N6°09′38.7″W / 54.413667°N 6.160750°W / 54.413667; -6.160750	Disused since the railway closed in 1956
			Pedestrians in Dromore Park		Not listed	Dromore	54°24′45.3″N6°09′31.6″W / 54.412583°N 6.158778°W / 54.412583; -6.158778
			Pedestrians in Dromore Park		Not listed	Dromore	54°24′46.3″N6°09′26.3″W / 54.412861°N 6.157306°W / 54.412861; -6.157306
	Regent Bridge	1811 [32]	B2 Banbridge Road	Stone Arch bridge	B1	Dromore	54°24′51.4″N6°09′04.7″W / 54.414278°N 6.151306°W / 54.414278; -6.151306
	Downshire Bridge	1885 [33]	Bridge Street	Stone Arch bridge	B2	Dromore	54°24′50.3″N6°08′58.7″W / 54.413972°N 6.149639°W / 54.413972; -6.149639
			Caughey's Road		Not listed	Dromore	54°24′34.9″N6°07′20.5″W / 54.409694°N 6.122361°W / 54.409694; -6.122361
			Lurganbane Road		Not listed	Dromore	54°24′21.4″N6°05′49.1″W / 54.405944°N 6.096972°W / 54.405944; -6.096972
	Lagangreen Bridge		Lagangreen Road		Not listed	Kinallen	54°24′09.4″N6°04′48.7″W / 54.402611°N 6.080194°W / 54.402611; -6.080194
		1800-1819 [34]	Black Bog Road	Stone Arch bridge	B1	Kinallen	54°23′52.4″N6°04′25.1″W / 54.397889°N 6.073639°W / 54.397889; -6.073639
			Kinallen Road		Not listed	Kinallen	54°23′34.1″N6°04′03.7″W / 54.392806°N 6.067694°W / 54.392806; -6.067694
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon/Lisburn and Castlereagh
			Artanagh Road		Not listed	Kinallen	54°23′11.5″N6°02′42.6″W / 54.386528°N 6.045167°W / 54.386528; -6.045167
		1780- 1799 [35]	Dromore Road		B2	Dromara	54°23′08.8″N6°02′07.6″W / 54.385778°N 6.035444°W / 54.385778; -6.035444
		1800-1819 [36]	Banbridge Road	Stone Arch bridge	Not listed	Dromara	54°22′47.9″N6°01′12.9″W / 54.379972°N 6.020250°W / 54.379972; -6.020250
			Moybrick Road		Not listed	Dromara	54°22′39.6″N6°01′25.3″W / 54.377667°N 6.023694°W / 54.377667; -6.023694
			Private access to farmland		Not listed	Dromara	54°22′39.1″N6°01′14.8″W / 54.377528°N 6.020778°W / 54.377528; -6.020778
	Bell's Bridge	1800-1819 [37]	B7 Rathfriland Road	Stone Arch bridge	B2	Dromara	54°22′13.8″N6°01′06.7″W / 54.370500°N 6.018528°W / 54.370500; -6.018528
Newry, Mourne and Down
		1800-1819 [38]	Dree Hill (road)	Stone Arch bridge	Not listed	Finnis	54°21′44.4″N6°01′26.0″W / 54.362333°N 6.023889°W / 54.362333; -6.023889
			Private access to farm		Not listed	Finnis	54°21′20.6″N6°00′59.8″W / 54.355722°N 6.016611°W / 54.355722; -6.016611
			Dree Hill (road)		Not listed	Finnis	54°21′14.7″N6°00′49.0″W / 54.354083°N 6.013611°W / 54.354083; -6.013611

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