London Bridge (Dublin)
The London Bridge is a bridge over the River Dodder in Dublin, Ireland. The current bridge was opened in 1857[1] with an unknown engineer designing the structure. A previous bridge was built at some point between 1798 and 1837 based on historical maps of Dublin.
London Bridge | |
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 London Bridge from the eastern bank of the Dodder looking downstream | |
| Coordinates | 53.337689°N 6.226583°W |
| Crosses | River Dodder |
| Locale | Dublin, Ireland |
| Maintained by | Dublin City Council |
| Preceded by | Unknown when first bridge was built but a bridge is shown on an 1837 map of Dublin |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Stone |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1857[1] |
| Location | |
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The bridge connects Bath Avenue to Londonbridge Road on the R111 road. Traffic across the bridge is limited to one lane by traffic lights at each end.
References
- Turtle Bunbury - London Bridge Archived 2013-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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