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.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

Name Irish Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location County Ref.
1King John's BridgeDroichead Eoin ShasanaReputed to be Ireland's oldest surviving bridgeMasonry
1 semi-circular arch

Griffeen River
1199 to 1216Griffeen Valley Park, Lucan
53°20′55.2″N 6°26′21.3″W / 53.348667°N 6.439250°W / 53.348667; -6.439250 (King John's Bridge)		 South Dublin[1]
[2]
2Old Weir BridgeKillarney National ParkMasonry
3 semi-circular arches

Lakes of Killarney
16th centuryKillarney
52°00′27.2″N 9°32′58.1″W / 52.007556°N 9.549472°W / 52.007556; -9.549472 (Old Weir Bridge)		Kerry[3]
[4]
3Green's BridgeArchitectural HeritageMasonry
5 elliptical arches, limestone
Road bridge
River Nore
1766Kilkenny
52°39′28.9″N 7°15′13.2″W / 52.658028°N 7.253667°W / 52.658028; -7.253667 (Green's Bridge)		Kilkenny[B 1]
[5]
4Brickeen BridgeKillarney National ParkMasonry
1 pointed arch

Lakes of Killarney
18th centuryKillarney
52°00′54.7″N 9°32′50.7″W / 52.015194°N 9.547417°W / 52.015194; -9.547417 (Brickeen Bridge)		Kerry[S 1]
[6]
5Lucan BridgeDroichead LeamhcáinLargest single span masonry bridge in Ireland
Span : 34 m (112 ft)		Masonry
1 segmental arch
Road bridge
River Liffey
1814Lucan
53°21′36.0″N 6°26′46.4″W / 53.360000°N 6.446222°W / 53.360000; -6.446222 (Lucan Bridge)		South Dublin[B 2]
[7]
6Ha'penny BridgeDroichead 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
1816Dublin
53°20′46.8″N 6°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]
7Seán Heuston BridgeDroichead Seán Heuston30 m (98 ft)Arch
Cast iron deck arch
Luas
(Red Line)
River Liffey
1828Dublin
53°20′50.7″N 6°17′30.6″W / 53.347417°N 6.291833°W / 53.347417; -6.291833 (Seán Heuston Bridge)		County Dublin[B 4]
[S 3]
[10]
8Boyne ViaductTarbhealach na BóinneArchitectural Heritage540 m (1,770 ft)Truss
Iron, masonry piers
Belfast–Dublin line
River Boyne
1855Drogheda
53°43′00.1″N 6°20′14.8″W / 53.716694°N 6.337444°W / 53.716694; -6.337444 (Boyne Viaduct)		Louth[S 4]
[11]
9Rory O'More BridgeDroichead Ruaraí Uí Mhóra29 m (95 ft)Arch
Cast iron deck arch
Road bridge
River Liffey
1859Dublin
53°20′48.3″N 6°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]
10Gobbins Tubular Bridge
collapsed in 1981
rebuilt in 2015		Conception by Berkeley Deane Wise21 m (69 ft)Beam bridge
Footbridge
The Gobbins
1902Islandmagee
54°48′16.6″N 5°41′24.3″W / 54.804611°N 5.690083°W / 54.804611; -5.690083 (Gobbins Tubular Bridge)		Antrim
11James Joyce BridgeDroichead James JoyceDesigned by Santiago Calatrava40 m (130 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
River Liffey
2003Dublin
53°20′47.9″N 6°16′57.3″W / 53.346639°N 6.282583°W / 53.346639; -6.282583 (James Joyce Bridge)		County Dublin[B 6]
[S 6]
12Seán O'Casey BridgeDroichead Sheáin Uí ChathasaighIStructE Award for Pedestrian Bridges 2006100 m (330 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel deck and pylons
Swing bridge
Footbridge
River Liffey
2005Dublin
53°20′50.6″N 6°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]
13Lacy BridgeArch
Steel tied arch
Footbridge
River Boyne
2005Drogheda
53°42′50.7″N 6°20′50.5″W / 53.714083°N 6.347361°W / 53.714083; -6.347361 (Lacy bridge in Drogheda)		Louth[S 8]
14Samuel Beckett BridgeDroichead Samuel Beckett123 m (404 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylon
Swing bridge
95+28
Road bridge
River Liffey
2009Dublin
53°20′49.1″N 6°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).

Name Irish Span Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location County Ref.
1River Suir Bridge230 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
2009Waterford
52°16′44.7″N 7°09′01.2″W / 52.279083°N 7.150333°W / 52.279083; -7.150333 (River Suir Bridge)		Waterford
Kilkenny		[S 10]
[15]
2Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge230 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
2020New Ross–Glenmore
52°21′23.9″N 6°59′36.5″W / 52.356639°N 6.993472°W / 52.356639; -6.993472 (Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge)		Wexford
Kilkenny		[16]
[17]
3Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge170 m (560 ft)352 m (1,155 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon
170+42
M1 motorway
River Boyne
2003Drogheda
53°43′07.1″N 6°23′48.8″W / 53.718639°N 6.396889°W / 53.718639; -6.396889 (Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge)		Louth
Meath		[S 11]
[18]
4William Dargan Bridge108 m (354 ft)185Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon
108+21
Luas
(Green Line)
River Slang
R112–R117 roads
2004Dundrum
53°17′35.3″N 6°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

Name Locality Date Notes
Anna Livia BridgeChapelizod1753Spans the River Liffey
Annesley BridgeFairview1926Spans the River Tolka
Ball's BridgeBallsbridge1791Spans the River Dodder
Broom BridgeCabraCrosses the Royal Canal
Butt Bridge1932Spans the River Liffey
Classon's BridgeMilltown and Dartry1790sSpans the River Dodder
Clonskeagh BridgeClonskeaghSpans the River Dodder
Dublinia ArchDubliniaConnects Dublinia and Christ Church Cathedral
East-LinkNorth Wall (Dublin) and Ringsend1984Officially the Tom Clarke Bridge[20] Spans the River Liffey
Farmleigh BridgeStrawberry Beds1870sSpans the River Liffey
Father Mathew Bridge1816Spans the River Liffey
Frank Sherwin Bridge1982Spans the River Liffey
Grattan Bridge1750sSpans the River Liffey
Ha'penny Bridge1816Cast-iron footbridge over the River Liffey
IslandbridgePhoenix Park1793Spans the River Liffey
James Joyce Bridge2003Spans the River Liffey
Liffey Railway BridgeHeuston1877Wrought iron Box truss railway bridge over the River Liffey
London Bridge1857Spans the River Dodder
Loopline Bridge1891Wrought iron railway bridge over the River Liffey
Mellows Bridge1764Spans the River Liffey
Millennium Bridge1999Steel pedestrian bridge over the River Liffey
Milltown BridgeMilltownSpans the River Dodder
New BridgeSpans the River Dodder
Nine Arches BridgeMilltown1859Light Rail bridge over the River Dodder
O'Connell Bridge1794Spans the River Liffey
O'Donovan Rossa Bridge1818Spans the River Liffey
Ringsend Bridge1812Spans the River Dodder
Rory O'More Bridge1859Iron bridge over the River Liffey
Rosie Hackett Bridge2014Concrete bridge over the River Liffey
Samuel Beckett BridgeDocklands2009Cable stayed bridge over the River Liffey
Seán Heuston Bridge1828Cast iron bridge over the River Liffey
Seán O'Casey Bridge2005Pedestrian swingbridge over the River Liffey
Talbot Memorial Bridge1978Spans the River Liffey
William Dargan BridgeDundrum2004Cable stayed Light Rail bridge over the R112 and R117 roads and the River Slang

List of bridges in the rest of Ireland

Name County Locality Date Notes
Athlone Railway BridgeCounty WestmeathAthlone1851Railway bridge across the River Shannon
Ballinadihy BridgeCounty CorkAghabullogueStone bridge crossing the Delehinagh River
Banagher bridgeCounty Offaly and County GalwayBanagher1843Crosses the River Shannon
Barrow BridgeCounty Kilkenny and County WexfordCheekpoint1906Disused railway bridge across the River Barrow
Boyne ViaductCounty LouthDrogheda1855Railway bridge over the River Boyne
Broadmeadow viaductFingalMalahide1930sCarries the Dublin-Belfast railway line across the Broadmeadow estuary
Carrick BridgeCounty Leitrim and County RoscommonCarrick-on-Shannon1846crosses the River Shannon
Colthurst's BridgeCounty CorkCoachfordStone bridge crossing the Delehinagh River
Dripsey Castle BridgeCounty CorkDripseyStone bridge crossing the Delehinagh River
Farmleigh BridgeCounty DublinStrawberry Beds1850sDisused steel box truss bridge over the River Liffey
Finn BridgeCounty Monaghan and County Fermanagh (NI)Scotshouse1860sSpans the River Finn between the Republic and Northern Ireland.
Killaloe BridgeCounty Clare and County TipperaryKillaloe and BallinaC18Spans the River Shannon
Laune ViaductCounty KerryKillorglin1885Former railway bridge which carried the Great Southern and Western Railway over the River Laune
Leader's AqueductCounty CorkAghabulloguec.1860Ruined. Carried water for irrigation over the Dripsey River
Lifford BridgeCounty Donegal and County Tyrone (NI)Lifford1964Spans the River Foyle between the Republic and Northern Ireland
The Living BridgeCounty Limerick and County ClareLimerick University2007Pedestrian footbridge across the River Shannon
Lucan BridgeCounty DublinLucan1814Spans the River Liffey
Luskin's BridgeCounty CorkCoachfordStone bridge crossing the River Dripsey
Mary McAleese Boyne Valley BridgeCounty Meath & County LouthDrogheda2003Carries the M1 motorway over the River Boyne
Michael Davitt BridgeCounty MayoAchill Island1887Swing bridge linking the Corraun Peninsula to Achill Island
Mullen BridgeCounty KildareMaynoothc.1800Spans the Royal Canal
Old Weir BridgeCounty KerryLakes of KillarneyC16At the "Meeting of the Waters"
Portumna bridgeCounty GalwayPortumna1911Carries N65 across the River Shannon
Quiet Man Bridge (Leam Bridge)County GalwayOughterardCrosses the River Owenriff
Rice BridgeCounty WaterfordWaterford1986Spans the River Suir
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy BridgeCounty Wexford and County KilkennyNew Ross2020Spans the River Barrow
Seven Arches BridgeCounty MayoNewportc.1892Former railway bridge over the Newport River
Shannon BridgeCounty Offaly and County RoscommonShannonbridge1757Crosses the River Shannon
West-LinkCounty DublinBlanchardstown1990Toll bridge over the River Liffey
Wexford bridgeCounty WexfordWexford1959Crosses the River Slaney

Notes and references

  • "Bridgesofdublin.ie". Dublin City Council.
  • Others 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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