Farmleigh Bridge
| Farmleigh Bridge Droichead Farmleigh | |
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| Crosses | River Liffey |
| Locale | Dublin |
| Design | Box truss |
| Opened | 1850s |
| Coordinates | 53°21′41″N 6°21′55″W / 53.3613°N 6.3652°WCoordinates: 53°21′41″N 6°21′55″W / 53.3613°N 6.3652°W |
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 remains. The tunnel is no longer accessible and has been collapsed.[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".[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Farmleigh Bridge (or Strawberry Beds Bridge) at Structurae
- ↑ National Inventory of Architectural Heritage - Entry on bridge
- ↑ Farmleigh House Tour - Including description of Bridge
- ↑ "Archiseek entry. With pictures". Archiseek Architectural Database. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
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