Seán Heuston Bridge Droichead Seán Heuston | |
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 Seán Heuston Bridge seen fromFrank Sherwin Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 53°20′51″N6°17′30″W / 53.3474°N 6.2918°W /53.3474; -6.2918 |
| Carries | Luas, pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Liffey |
| Locale | Dublin, Ireland |
| Other name(s) | King's Bridge (1828-1923), Sarsfield Bridge (1923-41) |
| Preceded by | Liffey Railway Bridge |
| Followed by | Frank Sherwin Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Cast-iron |
| Total length | ~30m[1] |
| Width | ~9m |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | George Papworth |
| Construction start | December 1827 |
| Construction end | 1828 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Seán Heuston Bridge | |
Seán Heuston Bridge (Irish:Droichead Seán Heuston)[2] is acast iron bridge spanning theRiver Liffey besideHeuston station inDublin,Ireland.[3] It was previously namedKing's Bridge andSarsfield 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 andLuas (tram) traffic.
Originally designed byGeorge Papworth[4] 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.[5] (The foundry which also produced the parapets for the upstreamLucan Bridge). Construction was completed in 1828, and the bridge was opened with the nameKings Bridge to commemorate a visit by KingGeorge IV in 1821.[1]
The bridge has an overall width of just under 9 metres.[5]
In 1923 the bridge was renamed asSarsfield Bridge afterPatrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan (1655—1693), and in 1941 it was again renamed as the Seán Heuston Bridge forSeán Heuston (1891—1916), who was executed for his part in the 1916Easter Rising.[1]
After theFrank Sherwin Bridge was opened nearby in the 1980s, Seán Heuston Bridge was no longer used to carry road traffic.[4] It was restored in 2003 and now carriesLuas tram traffic on the red line.[6]
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