1819
Architecture of Galway
bridges
Co. Galway
William Vitruvius Morrison (1794 - 1838)
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1866 – Colonial Buildings & Galway Royal Institution, Galway
1819 – Salmon Weir Bridge, Galway
Architect: William Vitruvius Morrison
Previously known as the Jail Bridge, as the city jail was on the site of where the Cathedral now is. A fine gently humped five-span bridge. Attributed to Morrison in James Hardiman’s ‘History of the town and count of Galway’ (originally published 1820).
Published January 22, 2013 | Last Updated October 23, 2024
