List of Dublin bridges and tunnels
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This article lists the bridges and tunnels in Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area of the Republic of Ireland. The bridges are ordered sequentially upstream, from mouth to source. Alternate or historical names are in curved brackets (parentheses). Traversing roads or rails are in square brackets.
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[edit] Bridges over the Liffey
Bridges over the River Liffey in Greater Dublin, from east to west.
| Name | Alternate names | Type | Connections | Build dates | Image |
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| East-Link Bridge | Tolled drawbridge | East Wall Road to York road | 1987 | ||
| Seán O'Casey Bridge | Footbridge | Sir John Rogerson's Quay to North Wall Quay | 2005 | ||
| Talbot Memorial Bridge | Road bridge | Memorial Road to Moss Street | 1978 | ||
| Loopline Bridge | DART rail bridge | 1891 | |||
| Butt Bridge | Road bridge | Beresford Place to Tara Street | 1932 (Previous structure: 1879) | ||
| O'Connell Bridge | Carlisle Bridge | Road bridge | O’Connell Street Lower to Westmoreland Street and D'Olier Street | 1791 (Original: 1791 Redeveloped: 1879) | |
| Liffey Bridge | Ha'penny Bridge, Metal Bridge, Wellington Bridge | Foot bridge | Liffey Street Lower to Merchant's Arch | 1816 | |
| Millennium bridge | Footbridge | Ormonde Quay to Wellington Quay | 1999 | ||
| Grattan Bridge | Essex Bridge | Road bridge | Capel Street to Parliament Street | 1874 (Previous structures: 1676, 1755) | |
| O'Donovan Rossa Bridge | Richmond Bridge, Ormond Bridge | Road bridge | Chancery Place to Winetavern Street | 1816 (Previous structure: 1684) | |
| Fr. Mathew Bridge | Whitworth Bridge, Old Bridge | Road bridge | Church Street to Bridge Street Lower | 1818 (Previous structures: 1014, 1428) | |
| Mellows Bridge | Mellowes Bridge, Queen's Bridge, Queen Maeve Bridge | Road bridge | Queen Street to Bridgefoot Street | 1768 (Previous structure: 1683) | |
| James Joyce Bridge | Road bridge | Blackhall Place to Ushers island | 2003 |
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| Rory O'More Bridge | Victoria & Albert Bridge, Queen Victoria Bridge | Road bridge | Watling Street to Ellis Street | 1859 (Previous structures: 1670, 1704) | |
| Frank Sherwin Bridge | Road bridge | St. John's Road West to Wolfe Tone Quay | 1981 | ||
| Seán Heuston Bridge | King’s Bridge, Sarsfield Bridge | Light rail and footbridge | Heuston station to Wolfe Tone Ave | 1828 | |
| Liffey Railway Bridge | Rail freight bridge | Heuston station to Phoenix Park Tunnel | |||
| Island Bridge | Sarah Bridge | Road bridge | South Circular Road to Conyngham Road | 1794 (Previous structure: 1577) |
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| Anna Livia Bridge | Chapelizod Bridge | Road bridge | Lucan Road to Chapelizod road | ||
| Farmleigh Bridge | Disused service bridge | Farmleigh house | |||
| West-Link Bridge | Tolled Road bridge | M50 motorway | 1990 | ||
| Lucan Bridge | Road bridge | Lower Lucan Road | 1814 (Previous structures: 1200s, 1730s, 1771, 1780s) |
Bridges over the River Liffey outside Greater Dublin, from east to west.
- Sewage treatment works bridge
- Leixlip Bridge [Leixlip Road]
- M4 motorway
- New Bridge [R404]
- Liffey Bridge (Celbridge Bridge) [Dublin Road, Celbridge]
- Rock Bridge [footbridge at Celbridge Abbey]
- Straffan Bridge
- The Bridge at 16 [19th century wrought iron pedestrian suspension bridge crossing to the 17th tee in the Kildare Hotel and Golf Club]
- Alexandra Bridge [Clane]
- Millicent Bridge [near Sallins]
- Leinster Aqueduct [Grand Canal crossing]
- Railway bridge, MP 19 [Dublin to Cork railway crossing]
- Caragh Bridge [Caragh]
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[edit] Bridges over the Grand Canal
Bridges over the Grand Canal from the River Liffey to the south and west. In addition, many of the canal locks allow for pedestrian crossing.
- MacMahon Bridge [Ringsend Road, Pearse Street]
- DART bridge (Victoria Bridge)
- Macquay's Bridge [Grand Canal Street]
- McKenny's Bridge [Northumberland Road, Mount Street Lower]
- Huband Bridge [Mount Street Crescent]
- Macartney Bridge [Baggot Street]
- Eustace Bridge (Leeson Street Bridge) [Leeson Street]
- Charlemont Bridge [Ranelagh Road, Charlemont Street]
- Luas bridge
- Portobello Bridge (La Touche Bridge) [Rathmines Road Lower, Richmond Street South]
- Robert Emmet Bridge (Clanbrassil Bridge) [Harolds Cross Road, Clanbrassil Street Upper]
- Parnell Bridge [Clogher Road]
- Dolphin's Barn Bridge (Camac Bridge) [Dolphin’s Barn, Crumlin Road]
- Herberton Bridge (Herberton Bridge)
- Griffith Bridge [Grand Canal View]
- Luas bridge
- Rialto Bridge over the former main line of the Grand Canal, now over Luas red line [South Circular Road]
- Suir Road Bridge (Harcourt Bridge) [Suir Road]
- Goldenbridge Footbridge
- Blackhorse Bridge (Kelly’s Bridge) [Naas Road, Tyrconnell Road]
- New Bridge [Kylemore Road]
- Ballyfermot Bridge [Killeen Road]
- Park West Avenue
- M50 Motorway
- Clondalkin Bridge [Ninth Lock Road]
- Fonthill Road
- Lucan Road Bridge [R120]
- Gollierstown Bridge
- Hazelhatch Bridge [R405]
- Aylmer's Bridge [Lyons Road]
[edit] Bridges over the Royal Canal
Bridges over the Royal Canal from the River Liffey to the north and west. Many of the bridges include a railroad crossing for railroads adjacent to the canal in much of Dublin. In addition, many of the canal locks allow for pedestrian crossing.
- North Wall Quay Scherzer bascule bridge
- Spencer Bridge [Sheriff Street]
- Amiens Street railway bridge [DART bridge]
- Railway bridge [lifting bridge]
- Newcomen Bridge [North Strand Road]
- Clarke's Bridge [Summerhill Parade, Ballybough Road]
- Clonliffe Bridge (Russell Street Bridge) [Russell Street, Jones's Road]
- Binns Bridge [Drumcondra Road]
- Cross Guns Bridge (Westmoreland Bridge) [Phibsborough Road, Prospect Road]
- Blaquiere Bridge over the former city spur of the Royal Canal [North Circular Road]
- New Cabra Road
- Connaught Street
- Railway bridge at Liffey Junction
- Broom Bridge (Broome Bridge, Brougham Bridge) [Broombridge Road]
- Reilly Bridge (Reily's Bridge) [Ratoath Road]
- Railway tunnel
- Railway bridge at Liffey Junction
- Longford Bridge [Ashtown Road]
- Ranelagh Bridge [disused]
- Dunsink Lane Bridge [New River Road]
- Royal Canal aqueduct over the M50 motorway
- Talbot Bridge [Old Navan Road]
- Granard Bridge [Castleknock Road]
- Kirkpatrick Bridge [Carpenterstown Road, Coolmine Road]
- Kennan Bridge (Neville Bridge) [Porterstown Road]
- Callaghan Bridge (Carhampton Bridge) [R121]
- Pakenham Bridge
- Collins Bridge
- Cope Bridge [Captain's Hill]
- Royal Canal aqueduct over the Rye Water
- Louisa Bridge
- R449
- Deey Bridge
- Pike Bridge
- Mullen Bridge [R406]
- Bond Bridge [R408]
- Aqueduct
- Jackson's Bridge
[edit] Bridges over the River Dodder
Bridges over the River Dodder from the River Liffey to the southwest.
- Ringsend Bridge [Ringsend Road, Bridge Street]
- London Bridge [Bath Avenue, Londonbridge Road]
- New Bridge (Herbert's Bridge, Landsdowne Bridge) [Herbert's Road, Landsdowne Road]
- DART bridge
- Ball's Bridge [Pembroke Road, Merrion Road]
- Bridge at Herbert Park
- Anglesea Bridge (Stillorgan Bridge) [Donnybrook Road, Stillorgan Road]
- Footbridge
- Clonskeagh Bridge [Clonskeagh Road]
- Milltown Bridge [Dundrum Road]
- Footbridge
- "The Nine Arches" Luas bridge
- Classon's Bridge [Churchtown Road]
- Footbridge
- Footbridge
- Waldron's Bridge [Orwell Road]
- Footbridge at Orwell Park
- Big Bridge [Rathfarnam Road]
- Footbridge
- Springfield Avenue
- Templeogue Bridge [Old Bridge Road]
[edit] Bridges over the River Tolka
Bridges over the River Tolka from the River Liffey to the northwest.
- Bridge to East Point Business Park
- John McCormack Bridge
- Fairview Park Footbridge
- Annesley Bridge
- Luke Kelly Bridge (Ballybough Bridge)
- Distillery Road Bridge [foot bridge]
- Drumcondra Bridge
- Woodville Road Footbridge
- Footbridge
- Dean Swift Bridge (St. Mobhi Bridge) [St. Mobhi Road]
- Glasnevin Bridge
- Footbridge in Botanic Gardens
- Tolka Bridge (Finglas Bridge)
- Finglaswood Bridge
- Cardiff's Bridge
- Ashtown Bridge
- M50 Motorway
[edit] Other bridges
- Bow Bridge over the River Camac (Cammock) connecting Irwin Street and Bow Lane West
- Golden Bridge over the River Camac connecting Kilmainham Lane with Old Kilmainham
- Knocksedan Bridge over the River Ward west of Swords on the Naul Road
- Malahide Estuary Bridge of the M1 over the Malahide Estuary near Swords
- Mayne Bridge over the River Mayne north of Baldoyle on the Coast Road
- Portmarnock Bridge over the River Sluice south of Portmarnock on the Strand Road
- Scotchstone Bridge over the River Ward in Swords
- Wellfield Bridge over the River Mayne north of Donaghmede on The Hole in the Wall Road
- Wooden Bridge connecting Clontarf Road with North Bull Island
[edit] Tunnels
- Dublin Port Tunnel (Tollán Calafoirt Bhaile Átha Cliath)
- Phoenix Park Tunnel [rail freight tunnel]
- Railway tunnel under the Royal Canal [rail freight tunnel]
- Grand Canal Sewer Tunnel
- Liffey Service Tunnel
[edit] References
- Dublin City Map Dublin: ERA-Maptec Ltd., 1992.
- Liddy, Pat. Secret Dublin. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Passport Books, 2001.
- M'Cready, Rev. C.T. Dublin Street Names: Dated and Explained. Dublin: Carraig Books, 1892.
- Ordnance Survey Ireland. Dublin City and District Street Guide. Phoenix Park, Dublin: Government of Ireland, 2002.
- Ordnance Survey Ireland. Dublin City Centre Street Atlas. Phoenix Park, Dublin: Government of Ireland, 1999.
