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General Information

Other name(s): King's Bridge
Beginning of works: 12 December 1827
Completion: 1828
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: ,
Near: Frank Sherwin Bridge (1982)
Coordinates: 53° 20' 50.66" N    6° 17' 30.54" W
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Technical Information

Materials

arch cast iron

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Seán Heuston Bridge (Irish:Droichead Seán Heuston) is a cast-iron bridge spanning the River Liffey beside Heuston Station, Dublin. It was previously named King's Bridge and Sarsfield Bridge - and the bridge and adjacent train station are still commonly referred to by older Dubliners as "Kings Bridge" and "Kings Bridge Station" respectively. Previously used for road traffic, the bridge now carries pedestrian and Luas (tram) traffic.

History

Origins

Originally designed by George Papworth to carry horsedrawn traffic, the foundation stone was laid on 12 December 1827. The iron castings for the bridge were produced at the Royal Phoenix Iron Works in nearby Parkgate Street. (The foundry which also produced the parapets for the upstream Lucan Bridge). Construction completed in 1828, and the bridge was opened with the name Kings Bridge to commemorate a visit by King George IV in 1821.

The bridge has an overall width of just under 9 meters.

Renamings

In 1923 the bridge was renamed as Sarsfield Bridge after Patrick Sarsfield, and in 1941 it was again renamed as the Seán Heuston Bridge for Seán Heuston, who was executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising.

Luas

After the Frank Sherwin Bridge was opened nearby in the 1980s, Seán Heuston Bridge was no longer used to carry road traffic. It was restored in 2003 and now carries Luas tram traffic on the red line.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Seán Heuston Bridge" and modified on 20 April 2020 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20005739
  • Published on:
    01/10/2002
  • Last updated on:
    24/06/2022
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