List of Dublin bridges and tunnels

This article lists the bridges and tunnels in Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area in Ireland. The bridges are ordered sequentially upstream, from mouth to source. For lists that are not in table format, alternative or historical names are in curved brackets (parentheses) and traversing roads or rails are in square brackets.

Bridges over the Liffey

Bridges over the River Liffey in Greater Dublin, from east to west.

Name Alternate names Type Connections Build dates Image
East-Link Bridge Tolled drawbridge East Wall Road to York road 1984
Samuel Beckett Bridge Rotatable road bridge Guild Street to Sir John Rogerson's Quay 2009
Samuel Beckett Bridge over the River Liffey
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 Liffey Viaduct Rail Bridge with overhead power supply for the DART Links suburban and intercity rail lines south of Liffey to those in the north 1891
Detail of the Liffey Viaduct
Butt Bridge Road bridge Beresford Place to Tara Street 1932 (Previous structure: 1879)
Rosie Hackett Bridge Road bridge (public transport) Marlborough Street to Hawkins Street 2012–14[1][2]
Rosie Hackett Bridge under construction
O'Connell Bridge Carlisle Bridge Road bridge O'Connell Street Lower to Westmoreland Street and D'Olier Street 1791 (Original: 1791 Redeveloped: 1879)
O'Connell Bridge viewed from upstream
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)
Father Mathew Bridge Whitworth Bridge, Dubin Bridge, Old Bridge Road bridge Church Street to Bridge Street Lower 1818 (Previous structures: 1014, 1428)
Four Courts and Father Mathew Bridge
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
James Joyce Bridge over the River Liffey
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 1877
Islandbridge Sarah or Sarah's Bridge Road bridge South Circular Road to Conyngham Road 1794 (Previous structure: 1577)
Sarah's Bridge, now Island Bridge, over the Liffey from Ireland Illustrated: From Original Drawings by George Newenham Wright. 1831.
Anna Livia Bridge Chapelizod Bridge Road bridge Lucan Road to Chapelizod Road 1753 (Previous structure: 1660s)
Farmleigh Bridge Disused service bridge Farmleigh House 1850s
West-Link Bridge Tolled road bridge M50 motorway 1990
Lucan Bridge Road bridge Lower Lucan Road 1814 (Previous structures: 1200s, 1730s, 1771, 1780s)
Leinster Aqueduct of the Grand Canal, Ireland over the Liffey, constructed by Richard Evans

Bridges over the River Liffey outside Greater Dublin, from east to west.

Bridges on the Grand Canal

Bridges on the Grand Canal from the River Liffey to the south and west. In addition, many of the canal locks allow for pedestrian crossing.

Name Alternate names Connections Notes Image
MacMahon Bridge Draw Bridge, Brunswick Bascule,[4] Victoria Bridge (1857 and 1900 bridges) Ringsend Road, Pearse Street - R802 Rebuilt in 2007. Previous bridges in 1791, 1857, 1900 and 1960[5] (or possibly 1962[6]).
Victoria Bridge [7] DART bridge Dublin to Rosslare railway line
Macquay's Bridge Grand Canal Street - R815 Named after George Macquay, a director of the Grand Canal Company in 1791.
McKenny's Bridge Conyngham Bridge (original name) Northumberland Road, Mount Street Lower - R118 Named after Thomas McKenny, a director of the Grand Canal Company in 1791.
Huband Bridge Mount Street Crescent Built in 1791. Named after Joseph Huband, a director of the Grand Canal Company. Looks more ornate than other bridges as Huband paid for the bridge himself.
Macartney Bridge Baggot Street Bridge Baggot Street - R816 Built in 1791. Named after George Macartney, chairman of the Grand Canal Company.
Eustace Bridge Leeson Street Bridge Leeson Street - N11 Built in 1791. Named after Lieutenant Colonel Charles Eustace, M.P. and Deputy Chairman of the Grand Canal Company.
Luas bridge Luas Green line Opened in 2004. Bridge dedicated to Professor Simon H Perry in 2005.
Charlemont Bridge Ranelagh Road, Charlemont Street - R117 Often mistakenly called Ranelagh Bridge. Named after the adjoining street.
La Touche Bridge Portobello Bridge Rathmines Road Lower, Richmond Street South - R114 Built in 1791. Named after William Digges La Touche, a director of the Grand Canal Company. Maintenance work carried out in 2004 (steel parts of bridge replaced).
Robert Emmet Bridge Clanbrassil Bridge (original name) Harolds Cross Road, Clanbrassil Street Upper - N81 Clanbrassil Bridge was rebuilt in 1935-36 and renamed to Emmet Bridge in honour of the 1803 rebellion leader Robert Emmet.[8] There is a ghost bike attached to railings beside the bridge.
Parnell Bridge Sally's Bridge Clogher Road Built in 1791. Named after John Parnell (the great-great-grandfather of Charles Stewart Parnell).[8]
Camac Bridge Dolphin's Barn Bridge Dolphin's Barn, Crumlin Road - R110 Built in 1791. Named after Turner Camac, a director of the Grand Canal Company.
Herberton Bridge Herberton Road Named after Lord Viscount Harberton, a director of the Grand Canal Company.[9] The original wooden one bridge was replaced by a concrete bridge in 1938.[8] The road was named after the bridge but at somepoint Harberton became Herberton.
Rialto Bridge Harcourt Bridge Over Luas red line South Circular Road - R811 This was on the former main line of the Grand Canal, filled-in in the early 1970s. Original name of bridge comes from Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt, Lord Lieutenant 1772-76.
Griffith Bridge Grand Canal View Named after Richard Griffith, a director in 1791 (father of the late Sir Richard Griffith). Used only as an access road for apartments since the adjacent Suir Road bridge was built in 1938.
Ann Devlin Bridge Luas Bridge Luas Red line Built in 2004 for the Luas Red line. Named in honour of Irish republican Anne Devlin. The plaque on the bridge spells her name as Ann Devlin, though on her gravestone in Glasnevin Cemetery it is spelled as Anne Devlin.
Suir Road Bridge Harcourt Bridge Suir Road - R111 Built in 1938.
Footbridge at Goldenbridge Luas station Pedestrian access.
Footbridge at Drimnagh Luas station Pedestrian access. Built in 2004 for opening of Luas Red Line.
Blackhorse Bridge Kelly's Bridge Naas Road, Tyrconnell Road - R810
New Bridge Kylemore Road - R112
Footbridge
Ballyfermot Bridge Killeen Road
Park West Avenue
M50 Motorway Western Parkway Motorway - M50
Clondalkin Bridge Ninth Lock Road
Fonthill Road R113
Outer Ring Road R136
Footbridge
Lucan Road Bridge 12th Lock Bridge R120
Gollierstown Bridge Used only as farm crossing.
Hazelhatch Bridge R405
Aylmer's Bridge Lyons Road - L5064

Bridges on the Royal Canal

Bridges on the Royal Canal from the River Liffey to the north and west. Many of the bridges include a rail crossing for the rail lines adjacent to the canal in much of Dublin. In addition, many of the canal locks allow for pedestrian crossing and several pedestrian bridges are located adjacent to Iarnród Éireann railway stations.

Bridges over the River Dodder

Bridges over the River Dodder from the River Liffey to the southwest.

Name Alternate names Connections Notes Image
Ringsend Bridge Ringsend Road, Bridge Street - R802 Opened in 1812.[10]
London Bridge Bath Avenue, Londonbridge Road - R111 Opened in 1857.[11] Where the Swan River joins. Traffic restricted to single lane by traffic lights.
New Bridge Herbert's Bridge, Landsdowne Bridge Herbert's Road, Landsdowne Road
DART bridge Dublin to Wexford railway line Includes pedestrian crossing. Original bridge built in 1834.
Ball's Bridge Pembroke Road, Merrion Road - R118 Gives name to the neighbourhood. 1st bridge built in 1751, 2nd bridge built in 1791. 3rd bridge built in 1835, widened and improved in 1904.
Bridge at Herbert Park Connects Herbert Park Hotel to Anglesea Road.
Anglesea Bridge Stillorgan Bridge Donnybrook Road, Stillorgan Road - N11 First bridge built in 1832.
Footbridge Beaver Row and Brookvale Road
Clonskeagh Bridge Clonskeagh Road - R825
Milltown Bridge Dundrum Road - R117 Includes pedestrian underpass.
Footbridge Milltown Road and Bankside Cottages
The Nine Arches Bridge Luas Bridge Luas Green Line Opened in 1859 for Harcourt Street railway line. Closed in 1958 and reopened in 2004 for the Luas. No access for pedestrians.
Classon's Bridge Churchtown Road Lower - L3001 Includes pedestrian underpass. Widened in 1928.
Footbridge at Dartry Mills No public access to bridge.
Footbridge at Dartry Park Dartry Park
Orwell Bridge[12] Waldron's Bridge Orwell Road Includes pedestrian underpass. First built in 1848, financed by Patrick Waldron.[13]
Footbridge at Orwell Park
Pearse Bridge Rathfarnham Road - R114 First bridge (called Big Bridge) destroyed by a flood in 1754, a new bridge was constructed in 1765. Widened and named in honour of the Pearse brothers in 1953.[14]
Dodder Stones Dodder Valley Park to Bushy Park Not a bridge but a way for pedestrians to cross the Dodder.
Footbridge at Dodder Valley Park near Rathfarnham Dodder Valley Park
Bridge at Springfield Avenue Springfield Avenue - R112 Includes pedestrian underpass.
Templeogue Bridge Old Bridge Road - R817 Includes pedestrian underpass.
Spawell Bridge Spawell Link Road - L4023 Opened February 5, 2001. Includes pedestrian underpass.
M50 Bridge M50 Includes pedestrian underpass.
Footbridge near Tymon Dodder Valley Park and Tymon Park
Dodder Greenway Foot/Cycle Bridge, Firhouse Old Bawn and Killininny Opened 14 November 2014
Pedestrian / Cycle Bridge across River Dodder near Firhouse, Dublin, Ireland
Old Bawn Bridge Old Bawn Road - R113 Opened in May 2000.
Fort Bridge Bohernabreena Road - R114

Bridges over the River Tolka

Bridges over the River Tolka from the River Liffey to the northwest.

Other bridges

Tunnels

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Do we need €15m Liffey bridge?". Evening Herald. 28 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Rosie Hackett Bridge to open at 6am tomorrow". Irish Times Newspaper. 20 May 2014.
  3. ↑ http://walks.iwai.ie/grand/graphics/liffey_aqueduct_150_16m.jpg
  4. ↑ Bridges dated and named
  5. ↑ "IWAI Waterways Discussion Forum". Iwai.ie. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  6. ↑ "Dáil Éireann Questions. Oral Answers. - Opening of Ringsend Bridge". Debates.oireachtas.ie. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  7. ↑ "IWAI- The Grand Canal Bridges". Iwai.ie. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  8. 1 2 3 "IWAI Waterways - Grand canal". Dublin.iwai.ie. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  9. ↑ "Chapters of Dublin". Chapters of Dublin. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  10. ↑ "Ringsend Bridge". Turtle Bunbury. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  11. ↑ "London Bridge". Turtle Bunbury. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  12. ↑ "Bridges". Chapters of Dublin. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  13. ↑ "Irish Architectural Archive". Dia.ie. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  14. ↑ South County Dublin History - Rathfarnham chronology Archived October 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ Ordnance Survey 6-inch First Edition, 1843, on OSI Mapviewer

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