Sean Heuston Bridge

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Sean Heuston Bridge is a cast iron bridge spanning the River Liffey beside Heuston Station, Dublin.

Originally designed by George Papworth to carry horsedrawn traffic, it was constructed in 1828 and named Kings Bridge to commemorate a visit by King George IV in 1821.

In 1923 it was renamed Sarsfield Bridge, and in 1941 it was again renamed as the Sean Heuston Bridge for Sean Heuston, one of the executed leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising.

The bridge was restored in 2003 and now carries Luas tram traffic on the red line.

The bridge and adjacent train station are still commonly referred to by native Dubliner's as "Kings Bridge" and "Kings Bridge Station" respectively

Dublin Liffey Bridges, east to west
East-Link Bridge | Sean O'Casey Bridge | Talbot Memorial Bridge | Loopline Bridge | Butt Bridge | O'Connell Bridge | Ha'penny Bridge | Millennium Bridge | Grattan Bridge | O'Donovan Rossa Bridge | Fr. Mathew Bridge | Mellows Bridge | James Joyce Bridge | Rory O'More Bridge | Frank Sherwin Bridge | Sean Heuston Bridge
Outside city centre: Liffey Bridge (Phoenix Park Tunnel) | Island Bridge | Anna Livia Bridge | Farmleigh Bridge (Disused) | Lucan Bridge | West-Link Bridge