1790 – Poulaphouca Bridge, Co. Wicklow
Once this waterfall on the Liffey was once one of the best known in the country,
Once this waterfall on the Liffey was once one of the best known in the country,
Built between 1791 and 1793 as a single 32-metre span arch bridge.
Constructed by Emanuel Coxe, of Boston,
A wooden bascule bridge constructed to continue Brunswick Street, now Pearse Street over the Grand Canal at their docks near Ringsend.
In 1789 Dublin Corporation commissioned the Royal Canal and a harbour built on Constitution Hill,
Originally designed and built by James Gandon,
Designed by George Knowles, architect of Dublin’s Fr.
Previously known as the Jail Bridge,
Single-arch limestone cut-stone road bridge over river,
Prior to the bridge’s completion in 1826 the island had no connection to the mainland and all movement to and from Anglesey was by ferry.