Loop Line Bridge – specifically the ads…
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Just about Caster – only these are remaining on the west side:
All the supports from the central span are gone and the bridge looks great – it’s so refreshing to look down from O’Connell Bridge and not see all that clutter anymore. Looks so neat and tidy compared with the gaudy muck that predominated there. Painting it will make all the difference.
It’ll be some job tackling these fellas:
It has just occurred to me looking at the first of Graham’s pictures: will the red and yellow (or are they yellow and black?- hard to tell) headroom stripes and the red and white sign have to stay? Could compromise whatever colour scheme is chosen- unless it’s going to be red and yellow stripes.
Too late to add that one to the poll, Paul?:eek:
i think painting the bridge some neutral colour wont work for a number of reasons. Firstly any attempt to hide it wont work as it is simply to big and ugly. Secondly it would get dirty very quickly and look awful.
The bridge is there, it spoils the view of the custom house no matter what way it is painted, so why not paint it in a strong colour, flood light it and make a feature of it as fine piece of Victorain engineering which despite all its faults is a pert of the streetscape now after 150 Years
Well..that’s a fair idea. Maybe red like the Forth Bridge in Scotland (I am not comparing architectural merit!).
I note that there have been no further posts on this thread for almost two weeks; has the removal phase been completed yet?
I have to say fair play to Barry Kenny of Irish Rail he has been as good as his word on this issue
@Niall wrote:
The Sunday Times – Ireland
“We will do a major repainting of the bridge later this year,†said Barry Kenny, a spokesman for Iarnrod Eireann. “We are very happy that this is all resolved. All the ads are going, and the bridge is being restored to its former glory.â€
Still no sign of the re-paint happening… Anyone heard anything about this?
Unless they do a “Golden Gate” job and make the structure stand out in its on right, then I fear it will continue to act as a wall between the city centre proper and its large extension down the quays.
Real consideration needs to taken regarding scrapping it and either re-routing the DART or putting in a low-viz bridge in the current location, as was planned years and years back.But I won’t hold my breath.
In fairness to Irish Rail they were asked to remove signage that they derived a lot of income from; this they did albeit a little slowly.
Given the explosive growth in passenger numbers not being accompanied by a comensurate increase in funding one can see how this would not be at the top of their list of priorities.The establishement of a fund through the Department of Environment Heritage & Local Government for industrial heritage includuing railways would be most welcome.
Whilst on this subject the ‘Low Bridge’ signage placed on the perfectly restored bridge on Westland Row turned my stomach it is just horrendous and must go on December 21
PVC King wrote:In fairness to Irish Rail they were asked to remove signage that they derived a lot of income from]I wish :rolleyes: Ftr I understand they only removed that shiteage off the bridge most reluctantly, and arising out of court actions taken by a private citizen – a solicitor from either Waterford or Kilkenny from what I recall.
Agree with the point re Westland Row, and also really like Fergairs idea – bring on the bling-bling bridge 🙂
The observant of you will have noticed the Loop Line getting its long awaited overhaul. The first section of the Loop Line bridge has been repainted from Beresford Place to the Quay. Its the same colour…dark grey but looks all the better for a smartening up. The scaffolds are now being erected for the section at the Quay. I presume the exsiting colour scheme will remain in place there.
We best get used to it, it certainly won’t be going anywhere now, the IE rail plan & interconnector reconfiguration will facilitate greater frrequency acros the loop line.
Saw the bridge all covered up this morning…..Pity it’s gonna be painted the same drab gun metal grey.
Saw from the DARTearlier in the year that they appeared to be testing different colours on small patches. Including a light silvery-grey that would have perfectly matched our Irish summer skies. Oh well, maybe the gunmetal is an undercoat…
@Morlan wrote:
They should paint a mural on it of the Custom House and the Liffey.
I often wonder what people would make of this bridge if it made more of an architectural statement in and of itself? Would we still lament the loss of the view down the quays? Maybe if it was flanked by one or two pedestrian bridges like Hungerford Bridge in London is, we might take a different view of it?
http://www.londonarchitecture.co.uk/Building/784/Hungerford_Bridges.php
Can’t it go when the new interconnector and metro are in place? Otherwise we won’t be able to appreciate fully, the new giant Gormley when that emerges 🙂
Dublin city centre would without a shadow of a doubt look better without it. It simply has to go.
I think the Metro along its current alignment and the East West alignment selected for the interconnector has guaranteed the survival of the loop line for the next 20-50 years.
I agree on the Hungerford Bridge it really softened the harsh engineering of the Charing Cross route out. I hate Charing Cross the underground walk takes 10 minutes in trainers! Bitch about Tara St all you want but at least it is user friendly and a walkway to Connolly would seriously ease the overcrowding at peak times with a car free route provided!
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