page_title: Ormeau Bridge
hierarchical_section_title: Ormeau Bridge
caption_attribution_description: English: The Ormeau Bridge The Ormeau Bridge carries The Ormeau Road [A24], which is one of the main routes into Belfast from the south, across The River Lagan.
context_page_description: The Ormeau Bridge is a road bridge in Belfast, roughly 80m long, carrying the A24 Ormeau Road across the River Lagan from Stranmillis Embankment to Ormeau Embankment.
  The bridge was opened in 1863 and designed by Charles Lanyon to a near-identical standard as his earlier Queen's Bridge. It replaced an earlier, less stable structure dating from 1809. At some point in the 20th Century the bridge was widened to accommodate increased traffic.
context_section_description: The Ormeau Bridge is a road bridge in Belfast, roughly 80m long, carrying the A24 Ormeau Road across the River Lagan from Stranmillis Embankment to Ormeau Embankment.
  The bridge was opened in 1863 and designed by Charles Lanyon to a near-identical standard as his earlier Queen's Bridge. It replaced an earlier, less stable structure dating from 1809. At some point in the 20th Century the bridge was widened to accommodate increased traffic.
caption: The Ormeau Bridge, looking upstream, in 2011
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