Portumna Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 53°05′N 8°11′W / 53.09°N 8.19°W |
| Crosses | River Shannon |
| Locale | Between County Galway and County Tipperary |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge |
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Portumna bridge lies east of the town of Portumna, in County Galway, Ireland. It is a five-span road bridge, which carries the N65 across the River Shannon to Lehinch in County Tipperary. The present bridge was designed by C. E. Stanier of London, and completed in 1911, with a central section resting on Hayes's Island which divides the river into two channels. The structure of the main bridge, consisting of steel girders supported by concrete filled cast iron cylinders, and the pivoting swing bridge over the navigation channel, are of technical and engineering interest. The house on Hayes Island, accessed from the bridge, was the bridge operator's house and pre-dates the present bridge.[1] The opening section was replaced in October 2008.[2]
- ^ "Portumna Bridge, Tipperary North: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Portumna Bridge". Lmkeating.ie. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2013.