O'Connell Bridge
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"Carlisle Bridge" redirects here. For the bridge in Lancaster, England, see Carlisle Bridge, Lancaster.
O'Connell Bridge (Irish: Droichead Uí Chonaill)[2] is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland, which joins O'Connell Street to D'Olier Street, Westmoreland Street and the south quays.
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O'Connell Bridge Droichead Uí Chonaill | |
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Coordinates | 53.3473°N 6.2591°W / 53.3473; -6.2591 |
Crosses | River Liffey |
Locale | Dublin, Ireland |
Other name(s) | Carlisle Bridge |
Preceded by | Ha'penny Bridge |
Followed by | Rosie Hackett Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Material | Granite, portland stone |
Total length | ~45m |
Width | ~50m (~47m between parapets[1]) |
No. of spans | 3 |
History | |
Designer | James Gandon |
Construction start | 1791; 233 years ago (1791) (reconstruction commenced 1877; 147 years ago (1877)) |
Construction end | 1794; 230 years ago (1794) (reconstruction completed 1882; 142 years ago (1882)) |
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