Seán Heuston Bridge
{{Short description|Bridge over the River Liffey in Ireland}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=April 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox bridge
|bridge_name = Seán Heuston Bridge
|native_name = Droichead Seán Heuston
|native_name_lang = Irish
|image = Sean Heuston Bridge Dublin.crop.JPG
|image_size = 240
|alt =
|caption = Seán Heuston Bridge seen from Frank Sherwin Bridge
|other_name = King's Bridge (1828-1923), Sarsfield Bridge (1923-41)
|crosses = River Liffey
|locale = Dublin, Ireland
|carries = Luas, pedestrians
|designer = George Papworth
|preceded = Liffey Railway Bridge
|followed = Frank Sherwin Bridge
|material = Cast-iron
|width = ~9m
|spans = 1
|begin = December 1827
|complete = 1828
|coordinates = {{coord|53.3474|-6.2919|display=inline,title}}
}}{{Luas-Red Line|collapse=y}}
File:Luas Heustoniin.jpg tram crossing Heuston Bridge from Wolfetone Avenue towards Heuston station]]
Seán Heuston Bridge ({{irish place name|Droichead Seán Heuston|no_translate=yes}}){{cite web|url= http://www.logainm.ie/en/1167153 | publisher= Logainm.ie - Database of Placenames' Commission| title= Droichead Seán Heuston / Sean Heuston Bridge}} is a cast-iron bridge spanning the River Liffey beside Heuston Station in Dublin, Ireland.{{Structurae|id=20005739|title=Seán Heuston Bridge}} It was previously named King's Bridge and Sarsfield Bridge - and the bridge and adjacent train station are still commonly referred to by older Dubliners as "Kings Bridge" and "Kings Bridge Station" respectively. Previously used for road traffic, the bridge now carries pedestrian and Luas (tram) traffic.
History
=Origins=
Originally designed by George Papworth{{cite web|url= http://ireland.archiseek.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/bridges/heuston.html |publisher= Archiseek | title= Heuston Bridge Dublin | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071215173329/http://ireland.archiseek.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/bridges/heuston.html | archivedate= 15 December 2007 }} to carry horsedrawn traffic, the foundation stone was laid on 12 December 1827. The iron castings for the bridge were produced at the Royal Phoenix Iron Works in nearby Parkgate Street.{{cite book
| last = Cox
| first = Ronald C.
|author2=Gould, M.H.
| title = Civil Engineering Heritage: Ireland
| publisher = Thomas Telford
| year = 1998
| isbn = 0-7277-2627-7
| page = 47 }} (The foundry which also produced the parapets for the upstream Lucan Bridge). Construction was completed in 1828, and the bridge was opened with the name Kings Bridge to commemorate a visit by King George IV in 1821.{{cite report|url= http://www.berthamilton.com/13329.pdf | title= Project history of Dublin's River Liffey bridges| work= Bridge Engineering 156 Issue BE4 | publisher= Phillips & Hamilton}}
=Renamings=
In 1923 the bridge was renamed as Sarsfield Bridge after Patrick Sarsfield (1655–1693), and in 1941 it was again renamed as the Seán Heuston Bridge for Seán Heuston (1891–1916), who was executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising.
=Luas=
After the Frank Sherwin Bridge was opened nearby in the 1980s, Seán Heuston Bridge was no longer used to carry road traffic. It was restored in 2003 and now carries Luas tram traffic on the red line.{{cite report|url= http://www.transport.ie/upload/general/2564.pdf | title= Sixth report of the Light Rail Advisory & Action Group to the Minister for Public Enterprise | date= 2002 | publisher= Department of Transport | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071021082758/http://www.transport.ie/upload/general/2564.pdf | archivedate= 21 October 2007 }}
References
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External links
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