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10 March 2010
1869 – Battersea Bridge, London

1869 – Battersea Bridge, London

From The Architect and Contract Reporter, October 16 1869: The illustration in our number of to day gives a perspec tive view of three Railway Bridges or Viaducts which carry over the Mortlake...

02 February 2010
1875 – Liffey Railway Bridge, Conyngham Road, Dublin

1875 – Liffey Railway Bridge, Conyngham Road, Dublin

A fine bridge leading to the Phoenix Park tunnel which links Heuston Station to Connolly Station via Cabra and which is now mainly used for freight trains. The Longmeadow Apartment scheme can be...

07 January 2010
1855 – Railway Viaduct, Drogheda, Co. Louth

1855 – Railway Viaduct, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Architect: William Evans & James Barton Built between 1851 and 1855, the Drogheda Railway Viaduct is an impressive feat of engineering – equally impressive from a train as from down below. Until the...

31 December 2009
1850 – Railway Bridge, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

1850 – Railway Bridge, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Architect: G.W. Hemans The bridge, which is 542 ft. long, was designed by G.W. Hemans, and built with an opening central span to accommodate the tall superstructures of sailing craft. It was built...

11 November 2009
1852 – Suir Railway Viaduct, Cahir, Co. Tipperary

1852 – Suir Railway Viaduct, Cahir, Co. Tipperary

Architect: William Dargan Triple-span railway viaduct over River Suir, built 1852, on railway line between Limerick and Rosslare Harbour. It has elaborate limestone detailing to the massive masonry piers and abutments. The crenellated...

02 September 2009
1884 – Proposed Salterhebble Viaduct, Halifax, Yorkshire

1884 – Proposed Salterhebble Viaduct, Halifax, Yorkshire

Architect: W. Shelford

08 June 2009
1846 – Britannia Bridge, Anglesey, Wales

1846 – Britannia Bridge, Anglesey, Wales

Architect: Robert Stephenson The increasing popularity of rail travel necessitated a second bridge over the straits to provide a direct rail link between London and the port of Holyhead. The task of building...

16 April 2009
1891 – Loop Line Bridge, Dublin

1891 – Loop Line Bridge, Dublin

Architect: John Chaloner Smith & William H. Mills Designed by John Chaloner Smith, engineer to the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway, the bridge consists of wrought iron lattice girders on a double row...

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