Craigavon Bridge

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The Craigavon Bridge is one of two bridges in Derry, Northern Ireland. It crosses the River Foyle further south than the Foyle Bridge. It is the only double-decker road bridge in Europe.

It is actually the third bridge to be built in the area, with the first being built in the late eighteenth century. In the 1860s, this wooden bridge was replaced by Carlisle Bridge, a steel bridge.

The present bridge began construction in the late 1920s and was finished in 1933. The lower deck of the bridge was originally a railway line, but this was replaced by a road in the middle of the twentieth century.

It was named after Lord Craigavon, a former Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. The town of Craigavon in County Armagh is named after the same person.