# List of bridges in the Republic of Ireland

This list of bridges in the Republic of Ireland lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

## Historical and architectural interest bridges

| | Name | Irish | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | County | Ref. |
| 1 | King John's Bridge | Droichead Eoin Shasana | Reputed to be Ireland's oldest surviving bridge | | Masonry 1 semi-circular arch | Griffeen River | 1199 to 1216 | Griffeen Valley Park, Lucan 53°20′55.2″N 6°26′21.3″W﻿ / ﻿53.348667°N 6.439250°W﻿ / 53.348667; -6.439250﻿ (King John's Bridge) | South Dublin | [1] [2] |
| 2 | Old Weir Bridge | | Killarney National Park | | Masonry 3 semi-circular arches | Lakes of Killarney | 16th century | Killarney 52°00′27.2″N 9°32′58.1″W﻿ / ﻿52.007556°N 9.549472°W﻿ / 52.007556; -9.549472﻿ (Old Weir Bridge) | Kerry | [3] [4] |
| 3 | Green's Bridge | | Architectural Heritage | | Masonry 5 elliptical arches, limestone | Road bridge River Nore | 1766 | Kilkenny 52°39′28.9″N 7°15′13.2″W﻿ / ﻿52.658028°N 7.253667°W﻿ / 52.658028; -7.253667﻿ (Green's Bridge) | Kilkenny | [B 1] [5] |
| 4 | Brickeen Bridge | | Killarney National Park | | Masonry 1 pointed arch | Lakes of Killarney | 18th century | Killarney 52°00′54.7″N 9°32′50.7″W﻿ / ﻿52.015194°N 9.547417°W﻿ / 52.015194; -9.547417﻿ (Brickeen Bridge) | Kerry | [S 1] [6] |
| 5 | Lucan Bridge | Droichead Leamhcáin | Largest single span masonry bridge in Ireland Span : 34 m (112 ft) | | Masonry 1 segmental arch | Road bridge River Liffey | 1814 | Lucan 53°21′36.0″N 6°26′46.4″W﻿ / ﻿53.360000°N 6.446222°W﻿ / 53.360000; -6.446222﻿ (Lucan Bridge) | South Dublin | [B 2] [7] |
| 6 | Ha'penny Bridge | Droichead na Life | First cast iron bridge over the Liffey in Dublin Architectural Heritage | 43 m (141 ft) | Arch Cast iron arch, wooden deck | Footbridge River Liffey | 1816 | Dublin 53°20′46.8″N 6°15′47.2″W﻿ / ﻿53.346333°N 6.263111°W﻿ / 53.346333; -6.263111﻿ (Ha'penny Bridge) | County Dublin | [B 3] [S 2] [8] [9] |
| 7 | Seán Heuston Bridge | Droichead Seán Heuston | | 30 m (98 ft) | Arch Cast iron deck arch | Luas (Red Line) River Liffey | 1828 | Dublin 53°20′50.7″N 6°17′30.6″W﻿ / ﻿53.347417°N 6.291833°W﻿ / 53.347417; -6.291833﻿ (Seán Heuston Bridge) | County Dublin | [B 4] [S 3] [10] |
| 8 | Boyne Viaduct | Tarbhealach na Bóinne | Architectural Heritage | 540 m (1,770 ft) | Truss Iron, masonry piers | Belfast–Dublin line River Boyne | 1855 | Drogheda 53°43′00.1″N 6°20′14.8″W﻿ / ﻿53.716694°N 6.337444°W﻿ / 53.716694; -6.337444﻿ (Boyne Viaduct) | Louth | [S 4] [11] |
| 9 | Rory O'More Bridge | Droichead Ruaraí Uí Mhóra | | 29 m (95 ft) | Arch Cast iron deck arch | Road bridge River Liffey | 1859 | Dublin 53°20′48.3″N 6°17′02.5″W﻿ / ﻿53.346750°N 6.284028°W﻿ / 53.346750; -6.284028﻿ (Rory O'More Bridge) | County Dublin | [B 5] [S 5] [12] |
| 10 | James Joyce Bridge | Droichead James Joyce | Designed by Santiago Calatrava | 40 m (130 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge | Road bridge River Liffey | 2003 | Dublin 53°20′47.9″N 6°16′57.3″W﻿ / ﻿53.346639°N 6.282583°W﻿ / 53.346639; -6.282583﻿ (James Joyce Bridge) | County Dublin | [B 6] [S 6] |
| 11 | Seán O'Casey Bridge | Droichead Sheáin Uí Chathasaigh | IStructE Award for Pedestrian Bridges 2006 | 100 m (330 ft) | Cable-stayed Steel deck and pylons Swing bridge | Footbridge River Liffey | 2005 | Dublin 53°20′50.6″N 6°14′52.8″W﻿ / ﻿53.347389°N 6.248000°W﻿ / 53.347389; -6.248000﻿ (Seán O'Casey Bridge) | County Dublin | [B 7] [S 7] [13] |
| 12 | Lacy Bridge | | | | Arch Steel tied arch | Footbridge River Boyne | 2005 | Drogheda 53°42′50.7″N 6°20′50.5″W﻿ / ﻿53.714083°N 6.347361°W﻿ / 53.714083; -6.347361﻿ (Lacy bridge in Drogheda) | Louth | |
| 13 | Samuel Beckett Bridge | Droichead Samuel Beckett | | 123 m (404 ft) | Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, steel pylon Swing bridge 95+28 | Road bridge River Liffey | 2009 | Dublin 53°20′49.1″N 6°14′28.8″W﻿ / ﻿53.346972°N 6.241333°W﻿ / 53.346972; -6.241333﻿ (Samuel Beckett Bridge) | County Dublin | [B 8] [S 9] [14] |

## Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).
| | Name | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | County | Ref. |
| 1 | River Suir Bridge | 230 m (750 ft) | 465 m (1,526 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon 230+91+66+42 | N25 road (Waterford Bypass) River Suir | 2009 | Waterford 52°16′44.7″N 7°09′01.2″W﻿ / ﻿52.279083°N 7.150333°W﻿ / 52.279083; -7.150333﻿ (River Suir Bridge) | Waterford Kilkenny | [S 10] [15] |
| 2 | Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge | 230 m (750 ft)(x2) | 887 m (2,910 ft) | Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, 3 concrete pylons 95+2x230+95 | N25 road (New Ross Bypass) River Barrow | 2020 | New Ross–Glenmore 52°21′23.9″N 6°59′36.5″W﻿ / ﻿52.356639°N 6.993472°W﻿ / 52.356639; -6.993472﻿ (Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge) | Wexford Kilkenny | [16] [17] |
| 3 | Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge | 170 m (560 ft) | 352 m (1,155 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon 170+42 | M1 motorway River Boyne | 2003 | Drogheda 53°43′07.1″N 6°23′48.8″W﻿ / ﻿53.718639°N 6.396889°W﻿ / 53.718639; -6.396889﻿ (Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge) | Louth Meath | [S 11] [18] |
| 4 | William Dargan Bridge | 108 m (354 ft) | 185 | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon 108+21 | Luas (Green Line) River Slang R112–R117 roads | 2004 | Dundrum 53°17′35.3″N 6°14′45.9″W﻿ / ﻿53.293139°N 6.246083°W﻿ / 53.293139; -6.246083﻿ (William Dargan Bridge) | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown | [S 12] [19] |

## List of bridges in Dublin

| Name | Locality | Date | Notes |
| Anna Livia Bridge | Chapelizod | 1753 | Spans the River Liffey |
| Annesley Bridge | Fairview | 1926 | Spans the River Tolka |
| Ball's Bridge | Ballsbridge | 1791 | Spans the River Dodder |
| Broom Bridge | Cabra | | Crosses the Royal Canal |
| Butt Bridge | | 1932 | Spans the River Liffey |
| Classon's Bridge | Milltown and Dartry | 1790s | Spans the River Dodder |
| Clonskeagh Bridge | Clonskeagh | | Spans the River Dodder |
| Dublinia Arch | Dublinia | | Connects Dublinia and Christ Church Cathedral |
| East-Link | North Wall (Dublin) and Ringsend | 1984 | Officially the Tom Clarke Bridge Spans the River Liffey |
| Farmleigh Bridge | Strawberry Beds | 1870s | Spans the River Liffey |
| Father Mathew Bridge | | 1816 | Spans the River Liffey |
| Frank Sherwin Bridge | | 1982 | Spans the River Liffey |
| Grattan Bridge | | 1750s | Spans the River Liffey |
| Ha'penny Bridge | | 1816 | Cast-iron footbridge over the River Liffey |
| Islandbridge | Phoenix Park | 1793 | Spans the River Liffey |
| James Joyce Bridge | | 2003 | Spans the River Liffey |
| Liffey Railway Bridge | Heuston | 1877 | Wrought iron Box truss railway bridge over the River Liffey |
| London Bridge | | 1857 | Spans the River Dodder |
| Loopline Bridge | | 1891 | Wrought iron railway bridge over the River Liffey |
| Mellows Bridge | | 1764 | Spans the River Liffey |
| Millennium Bridge | | 1999 | Steel pedestrian bridge over the River Liffey |
| Milltown Bridge | Milltown | | Spans the River Dodder |
| New Bridge | | | Spans the River Dodder |
| Nine Arches Bridge | Milltown | 1859 | Light Rail bridge over the River Dodder |
| O'Connell Bridge | | 1794 | Spans the River Liffey |
| O'Donovan Rossa Bridge | | 1818 | Spans the River Liffey |
| Ringsend Bridge | | 1812 | Spans the River Dodder |
| Rory O'More Bridge | | 1859 | Iron bridge over the River Liffey |
| Rosie Hackett Bridge | | 2014 | Concrete bridge over the River Liffey |
| Samuel Beckett Bridge | Docklands | 2009 | Cable stayed bridge over the River Liffey |
| Seán Heuston Bridge | | 1828 | Cast iron bridge over the River Liffey |
| Seán O'Casey Bridge | | 2005 | Pedestrian swingbridge over the River Liffey |
| Talbot Memorial Bridge | | 1978 | Spans the River Liffey |
| William Dargan Bridge | Dundrum | 2004 | Cable stayed Light Rail bridge over the R112 and R117 roads and the River Slang |

## List of bridges in the rest of Ireland

| Name | County | Locality | Date | Notes |
| Athlone Railway Bridge | County Westmeath | Athlone | 1851 | Railway bridge across the River Shannon |
| Ballinadihy Bridge | County Cork | Aghabullogue | | Stone bridge crossing the Delehinagh River |
| Banagher bridge | County Offaly and County Galway | Banagher | 1843 | Crosses the River Shannon |
| Barrow Bridge | County Kilkenny and County Wexford | Cheekpoint | 1906 | Disused railway bridge across the River Barrow |
| Boyne Viaduct | County Louth | Drogheda | 1855 | Railway bridge over the River Boyne |
| Broadmeadow viaduct | Fingal | Malahide | 1930s | Carries the Dublin-Belfast railway line across the Broadmeadow estuary |
| Carrick Bridge | County Leitrim and County Roscommon | Carrick-on-Shannon | 1846 | crosses the River Shannon |
| Colthurst's Bridge | County Cork | Coachford | | Stone bridge crossing the Delehinagh River |
| Dripsey Castle Bridge | County Cork | Dripsey | | Stone bridge crossing the Delehinagh River |
| Farmleigh Bridge | County Dublin | Strawberry Beds | 1850s | Disused steel box truss bridge over the River Liffey |
| Finn Bridge | County Monaghan and County Fermanagh (NI) | Scotshouse | 1860s | Spans the River Finn between the Republic and Northern Ireland. |
| The Joe Dolan Memorial Bridge | County Westmeath | Mullingar, County Westmeath | 2010 | 540m long bridge that crosses the floodplain of the River Brosna and Lacy’s Canal in Mullingar. |
| Killaloe Bridge | County Clare and County Tipperary | Killaloe and Ballina | C18 | Spans the River Shannon |
| Laune Viaduct | County Kerry | Killorglin | 1885 | Former railway bridge which carried the Great Southern and Western Railway over the River Laune |
| Leader's Aqueduct | County Cork | Aghabullogue | c.1860 | Ruined. Carried water for irrigation over the Dripsey River |
| Lifford Bridge | County Donegal and County Tyrone (NI) | Lifford | 1964 | Spans the River Foyle between the Republic and Northern Ireland |
| The Living Bridge | County Limerick and County Clare | University of Limerick | 2007 | Pedestrian footbridge across the River Shannon |
| Lucan Bridge | County Dublin | Lucan | 1814 | Spans the River Liffey |
| Luskin's Bridge | County Cork | Coachford | | Stone bridge crossing the River Dripsey |
| Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge | County Meath & County Louth | Drogheda | 2003 | Carries the M1 motorway over the River Boyne |
| Michael Davitt Bridge | County Mayo | Achill Island | 1887 | Swing bridge linking the Corraun Peninsula to Achill Island |
| Mullen Bridge | County Kildare | Maynooth | c.1800 | Spans the Royal Canal |
| Old Weir Bridge | County Kerry | Lakes of Killarney | C16 | At the "Meeting of the Waters" |
| Portumna bridge | County Galway | Portumna | 1911 | Carries N65 across the River Shannon |
| Quiet Man Bridge (Leam Bridge) | County Galway | Oughterard | | Crosses the River Owenriff |
| Rice Bridge | County Waterford | Waterford | 1986 | Spans the River Suir |
| Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge | County Wexford and County Kilkenny | New Ross | 2020 | Spans the River Barrow |
| Seven Arches Bridge | County Mayo | Newport | c.1892 | Former railway bridge over the Newport River |
| Shannon Bridge | County Offaly and County Roscommon | Shannonbridge | 1757 | Crosses the River Shannon |
| West-Link | County Dublin | Blanchardstown | 1990 | Toll bridge over the River Liffey |
| Wexford bridge | County Wexford | Wexford | 1959 | Crosses the River Slaney |