Lucan Bridge Droichead Leamhcáin | |
|---|---|
 River Liffey and Lucan Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 53°21′36″N 6°26′46″W / 53.359959°N 6.446207°W |
| Carries | R109 road |
| Crosses | River Liffey |
| Locale | County Dublin |
| Followed by | West-Link |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Ashlar masonry |
| Total length | 33m |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | George Knowles |
| Construction end | 1814 |
| Location | |
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Lucan Bridge (Irish: Droichead Leamhcáin)[1] is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Lucan, County Dublin, Ireland. It joins Lucan's Main Street to the Lower Lucan Road, carrying traffic towards Clonsilla and the north, and the Strawberry Beds to the east. Designed by George Knowles (architect of Dublin's Fr. Mathew and O'Donovan Rossa Bridges), it was built in 1814. Constructed in collaboration with James Savage at a cost of more than £9,000,[2] it replaced several previous bridges which had been carried away by floods.[3]
The bridge is the largest single span masonry arch bridge in Ireland,[3] and is constructed from ashlar masonry with a span of 33 metres (110 feet) and a rise of 6.7 metres (22 feet). It is framed by iron balustraded parapets made by the Royal Phoenix ironworks of Parkgate Street in Dublin.[4]
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- ^ "The Liffey at Lucan". Gerry O'Flynn. 6 May 2000.