London Bridge (Dublin)

London Bridge
London Bridge from the eastern bank of the Dodder looking downstream
London Bridge from the eastern bank of the Dodder looking downstream
Coordinates53°20′16″N 6°13′36″W / 53.337689°N 6.226583°W / 53.337689; -6.226583
CrossesRiver Dodder
LocaleDublin, Ireland
Maintained byDublin City Council
Preceded byUnknown when first bridge was built but a bridge is shown on an 1837 map of Dublin
Characteristics
MaterialStone
No. of spans3
History
Opened1857[1]
Location
Map

The London Bridge (Irish: Droichead Londan) 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.

The bridge connects Bath Avenue to Londonbridge Road (Irish: Bóthar Dhroichead Londan) on the R111 road. Traffic across the bridge is limited to one lane by traffic lights at each end.

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