1932 – Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Architect: J.J.C. Bradfield
It was as early as 1815 that Francis Greenway proposed building a bridge from the northern to the southern shore of the harbour.
1933 – Bleach Green Viaducts, Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim
Architect: W.K. Wallace
Bleach Green Viaduct, carries the mainline to Londonderry over the Larne Line,
1933 – Bridge, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Architect: L.G. Mouchel & Partners
Designed by London engineers,
1936 – Lady Brooke Bridge, Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh
Architect: James Parsons Burkitt
Lady Brooke Bridge is a reinforced concrete structure and spans a total of 165 metres over a section of upper Lough Erne.
1937 – Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Architect: Irving Morrow
The Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937 and has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and the United States.
1978 – Matt Talbot Bridge, Dublin
Architect: De Leuw, Chadwick and O’hEocha Consulting Engineers
Planned for many years to create a clockwise traffic flow up and down the quays,
1992 – Puente del Alamillo, Seville, Spain
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
The Alamillo Bridge spans the Canal de Alfonso XIII in Seville,
1994 – Cornmarket Bridge, Cork
Architect: Ian Ritchie Architects
Winner of architectural competiton to design a new pedestrian bridge- a bridge with canopy.
1995 – Puente de la Exposicion, Valencia, Spain
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Known popularly as “La Peineta” (the hairdo) for its unusual form,
1997 – Zubizuri Bridge, Bilbao, Spain
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
As with most of Calatrava’s works,
