Nine Arches Bridge

{{Short description|Bridge over the River Dodder in Ireland}}

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{{Infobox bridge

|bridge_name = Nine Arches Bridge

|image = NineArchesBridge.JPG

|image_size = 260

|alt = Nine Arches Bridge in 2015.

|caption = Nine Arches Bridge in March 2015

|official_name = Milltown Viaduct

|carries = Luas Green Line

|crosses = River Dodder

|locale = Milltown, Ireland

|maint = Transport Infrastructure Ireland

|material = Granite

|spans = 9

|complete = 1854 (Closed in 1958 and reopened in 2004)

|open = 10 July 1854

|coordinates = {{coord|53.308099|-6.251221|display=inline,title}}

}}

The Nine Arches Bridge is a viaduct over the River Dodder in Milltown, Dublin, Ireland. The Luas tram Green Line crosses the bridge. There is no access for pedestrians. The bridge is included on the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Dublin City Council.{{cite web|url = https://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/2022-12/FINAL%20Dublin%20City%20Development%20Plan%202022-2028%20-%20Volume%204%20RPS.pdf | title = Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 4 - Record of Protected Structures | quote = 886 [..] Bridges: Railway, Dublin 6 [..] Milltown: Nine Arches bridge | accessdate = 21 June 2024 }}

History

The bridge was completed in 1854 for the Harcourt Street railway line. The line was closed on 31 December 1958 and the bridge was left derelict for over 40 years until construction began on Luas tram line. Handrails were fitted to the side of the bridge and overhead power lines were added for the trams. The bridge was first used in testing in February 2004{{cite web| url = http://www.irrs.ie/Journal154/154%20LUAS.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160225131706/http://www.irrs.ie/Journal154/154%20LUAS.htm| archive-date = 2016-02-25| title = LUAS 154}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225131706/http://www.irrs.ie/Journal154/154%20LUAS.htm |date=2016-02-25 }} and officially reopened on 30 June 2004.

Gallery

File:Ninearches1909.jpg|Photo taken in 1909, in postcard format.

File:Bridge, Nine Arches.jpg|Tram crossing

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