Islandbridge

Islandbridge

Droichead na hInse
Sarah's Bridge, ca 1820
Island Bridge circa 1820 (then called "Sarah's Bridge")
Coordinates53°20′50″N 6°18′30″W / 53.3472°N 6.3083°W / 53.3472; -6.3083
CrossesRiver Liffey
LocaleDublin, Ireland
Preceded byAnna Livia Bridge
Followed byLiffey Railway Bridge
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
MaterialAshlar masonry
Total length32m[1]
No. of spans1
History
DesignerAlexander Stevens[2]
Construction end1791-1793
OpenedFirst: 1577
Rebuilt: 1791
Renamed: 1922
Location
Map

Island Bridge (Irish: Droichead na hInse),[3] formerly Sarah or Sarah's Bridge, is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey, in Dublin, Ireland which joins the South Circular Road to Conyngham Road at the Phoenix Park.[4]

Island Bridge and the surrounding area (often known as Islandbridge)[5] are so named because of the island formed here by the creation of a mill race towards the right bank while the main current flows to the left. The River Camac emerges from a tunnel further downstream towards Dublin Heuston railway station.

  1. ^ Island Bridge at Structurae
  2. ^ Ruddock, Ted (2008). Arch Bridges and Their Builders 1735-1835. Cambridge University Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-521-09021-6.
  3. ^ "Droichead na hInse". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Island Bridge, South Circular Road, Islandbridge, Dublin 8, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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