1690s – Barrack Bridge, Dublin
Barrack Bridge was originally a wooden structure built in 1670, and was the second bridge across the river Liffey. During its construction,
1755 – Essex Bridge, Dublin
Architect: George Semple
An elevation of Essex Bridge, later Grattan Bridge in Dublin, as rebuilt by George Semple in 1755.
1768 – Mellows Bridge, Dublin
This is the oldest standing bridge spanning the Liffey. Started in 1764 and completed in 1768, it was originally known as Queen’s Bridge after Charlotte of Mecklenburg,
1793 – Island Bridge, Dublin
Built between 1791 and 1793 as a single 32-metre span arch bridge. Originally named after Sarah, Countess of Westmoreland, wife of the then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
1796 – Brunswick Bascule Bridge, Ringsend, Dublin
A wooden bascule bridge constructed to continue Brunswick Street, now Pearse Street over the Grand Canal at their docks near Ringsend.
1798 – Carlisle Bridge, Dublin
Architect: James Gandon
Originally designed and built by James Gandon, O’Connell Bridge was built in 1794-98 and named after the then Viceroy – Lord Carlisle.
1805 – Design for Ormonde Bridge, Dublin
Architect: W.H. Ashpitel
Intended to replace a five-span simple arch bridge built in 1684, which was destroyed by a flood in 1802.
1816 – Ha’penny Bridge, Dublin
Accepted as the symbol of Dublin, the Ha’penny Bridge (originally Wellington Bridge after the ‘Iron Duke’; offically Liffey Bridge) was opened in 1816.
1816 – O’Donovan Rossa Bridge, Dublin
Architect: George Knowles & James Savage
A three-arched bridge built of granite, with cast-iron balustrades, built in 1813 and opened in 1816.
1818 – Father Mathew Bridge, Dublin
Architect: George Knowles & James Savage
Originally the site of the only bridge crossing the Liffey until 1674, Fr Mathew Bridge is named after a proponent of abstinence from alcohol.
