Butt Bridge
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| Construction start | 1877 |
| Construction end | 1932 |
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The Butt Bridge (Template:Langx, meaning 'Congress Bridge')[1] is a road bridge in Dublin, Ireland which spans the River Liffey and joins Georges Quay to Beresford Place and the north quays at Liberty Hall.
History
1879 swing bridge
The original bridge on this site was a structural steel swing bridge, designed by Bindon Blood Stoney, opened on 26 August 1879 and named after Isaac Butt (who died that year), leader of the Home Rule movement.[2][3]
The swing section, made of wrought iron and weighing 200 tons, ran on a series of cast-spoke wheels and was powered by a steam engine, which was housed on a timber pier on the downstream side of the bridge. The swing action allowed boats to pass and berth in the river as far upstream as Carlisle Bridge (now O'Connell Bridge).
The bridge was overshadowed by the construction of the Loopline Bridge between 1889-91.
1932 concrete bridge
In 1932, the swing bridge was replaced with a three-span fixed structure of reinforced concrete, but retained its original English name.[4] The Irish name of the bridge however, Droichead na Comhdhála or "Congress Bridge", derives from the Eucharistic Congress of 1932 which was held in Dublin that year.[5][1]
The central span of the current bridge is formed by two cantilevered sections, with the two approach spans acting as counterweights. This model represented the first use in reinforced concrete of a cantilevered and counterweight construction in either Britain or Ireland.[4]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Droichead na Comhdhála / Butt Bridge". Irish Placenames Commission Database. Logainm.ie. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Project history of Dublin's River Liffey bridges (PDF). Bridge Engineering 156 Issue BE4 (Report). Phillips & Hamilton. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dictionary of Irish Architects". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cox, Ronald C (1998). Civil Engineering Heritage, Ireland. Thomas Telford. ISBN 0-7277-2627-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Stories about Butt Bridge". Bridges of Dublin. Dublin City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
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