Cable-Stayed Bridges - A Pictorial








Europe

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND


Province of Connacht, counties:
Co. Galway Co. Leitrim Co. Mayo
Co. Roscommon Co. Sligo  
Province of Leinster, counties:
Co. Carlow Co. Dublin Co. Kildare
Co. Kilkenny Co. Laois Co. Longford
Co. Louth Co. Meath Co. Offaly
Co. Westmeath Co. Wexford Co. Wicklow
Province of Munster, counties:
Co. Clare Co. Cork Co. Kerry
Co. Limerick Co. Tipperary Co Waterford
Province of Ulster, counties:
Co. Cavan Co. Donegal Co. Monaghan
 


COUNTY CORK

Cork Built:
 
Function: Footbridge across N27  
Position: 51º 53' 39.92" N 8º 27' 41.91" W  
  Footbridge, Cork  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2014  

Upper Glanmire Built:
Hermitage Bridge
Function: Pedestrian and bicycle bridge across M 8  
Position: 51º 57' 05.00" N 8º 23' 28.03" W  
  Footbridge across M8 at Upper Glanmire, Co. Cork, Ireland  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2005


COUNTY GALWAY

Galway Built: 2012
Michael O´Shaughnessy Bridge at the National University of Ireland, NUIGalway
Named after: Irish/American engineer, 1864-1934; info in Wikipedia
Function: Footbridge across the Eglinton Canal  
Position: 53º 16' 39.34" N 9º 03' 28.38" W  
  O´Shaughnessy Bridge, Galway, Ireland  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2014  

COUNTY DUBLIN

Dublin Built: 2009
Samuel Beckett Bridge
Named after: Samuel Beckett, 1906 - 1989, Irish novelist, playwright, poet;  the 1969 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature
Architect: Santiago Calatrava  
Function: Swing bridge, road bridge across River Liffey  
Position: 53º 20' 47.31" N 6º 14' 28.74" W  
Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin   Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin
Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin
   
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin; Björn Lindström, 2014  
Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin, Ireland Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin, Ireland
Photo ©: Tianjian Ji, 2017  

Dublin Built: 2005
Sean O´Casey Bridge
Named after: Sean O´Casey 1880 - 1964, Irish dramatist and memoirist
Function: Swing bridge, pedestrian bridge across River Liffey  
Position: 53º 20' 50.55" N 6º 14' 52.76" W  
  Sean O´Casey Bridge, Dublin  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin 2014

Dublin Built:
Dublin Airport bridge
Function: Footbridge  
Position: 53º 25' 45.32" N 6º 14' 39.34" W  
Dublin Airport connecting bridge Dublin Airport footbridge
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin; Björn Lindström, 2014

Dublin Built: 2005
"The Church" conneting bridge on Henry Street
Function: Footbridge  
Position: 53º 20' 55.33" N 6º 16' 00.40" W  
  The Church, Dublin  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2014  

Dublin Built:
 
Function: Skybridge at Trinity College  
Position: ?  
  Trinity College Skybridge, Dublin, Ireland  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2005  

Dublin Built:
Docklands Station bridge
Function: Footbridge  
Position: 53º 21' 02.17" N 6º 14' 21.80" W  
  Docklands Station, Dublin  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2014  

Dublin Built:
Bridge at Guinness Brewery
Function: Pipeline bridge  
Position:  
  Guinness Brewery pipeline bridge click the picture for enlargement!
Photo ©: Björn Lindström, 2014
 

Dublin/Ashtown Built:
 
Function: Pedestrian bridge across the Royal Canal, at 10th Lock
Position: 53º 22' 32.06" N 6º 19' 57.73" W  
  Royal Canal 10th Lock, Dublin, footbridge click the picture for enlargement!
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2014  

Dublin/Dundrum Built: 2004
William J Dargan Bridge
Function: Light railway bridge across Taney Road
Position: 53º 17' 37.00" N 6º 14' 47.76" W  
  William J Dargan Bridge, Dublin, Ireland  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2005  

Dublin/Knocklyon Built:
 
Function: Pedestrian bridge across M50 Ring Road
Position: 53º 17' 00.00" N 6º 19' 34.67" W  
M50 footbridge, Knocklyon, Dublin, Ireland   M50 Ring Road footbridge, Dublin, Ireland
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2005  

Dublin/Rathcoole Built:
 
Function: Pedestrian and bicycle bridge across N 7
Position: 53º 16' 57.00" N 6º 28' 25.58" W  
Footbridge in Rathcoole, Ireland   Bicycle bridge at Rathcoole, Dublin, Ireland
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2005  

Dublin/Tallaght Built: 2007
 
Function: Pedestrian bridge across N 81
Position: 53º 17' 11.96" N 6º 21' 23.92" W  
  Tallaght footbridge, Dublin  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2014  

COUNTY LOUTH

Drogheda Built: 2003
 
Function: Motorway bridge across Boyne River
Position: 53º 43' 04.00" N 6º 23' 48.14" W  
Boyne River Bridge, Drogheda, Ireland   Boyne River Bridge, Drogheda, Ireland
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2005  

COUNTY MEATH

Newgrange / Brú na Bóinne Built: 2009
 
Function: Pedestrian bridge across River Boyne leading to the UNESCO World Heritage site
Position: 53º 41' 37.50" N 6º 26' 59.52" W  
  Footbridge across River Boyne, Newgrange, Ireland  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2005  

COUNTY WATERFORD

Waterford Built: 2009
 
Function: Road bridge across River Suir
Position: 52º 16' 40.95" N 7º 09' 06.67" W  
  River Suir Bridge, Waterford  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2014