| Farmleigh Bridge Droichead Farmleigh |
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| Crosses | River Liffey |
| Locale | Dublin |
| Design | Box truss |
| Opened | 1850s |
The Farmleigh Bridge (Irish: Droichead Farmleigh), also known as the Strawberry Beds Bridge,[1] is a privately-owned disused bridge spanning the River Liffey and the Lower Lucan Road in Dublin, Ireland.
A single span steel box truss bridge,[1] with stone and masonry supports, it was built in the 1850s[2] to carry electricity lines from the mill race turbine to nearby Farmleigh house, and was used by staff who lived on the south side of the river (by Palmerstown) as a short-cut to the grand house.[3]
The bridge (near the Angler's rest pub) is long disused, and somewhat dilapidated, though the elaborate stone gateway and tunnel remain.[4]
Recently (April 2007), structures resembling hand rails have been erected within the bridge superstructure, although no base is present.
It was also known as "The Guinness Bridge".
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