Boyne Viaduct

Boyne Viaduct

Irish: Tarbhealach na Bóinne
Coordinates53°43′00″N 6°20′15″W / 53.7167°N 6.3375°W / 53.7167; -6.3375
CarriesBelfast-Dublin railway line
CrossesRiver Boyne
LocaleDrogheda
Maintained byIarnród Éireann
Characteristics
DesignStone arch & Iron truss
History
DesignerJohn Benjamin Macneill
Construction start1851
Construction end1855
Location
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The Boyne Viaduct (Irish: Tarbhealach na Bóinne), a 30-metre-high (98 ft) railway bridge, or viaduct, that crosses the River Boyne in Drogheda, carrying the main DublinBelfast railway line.