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O'Connell Bridge ( Irish: Droichead Uí Chonaill) [2] is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland, which joins O'Connell Street to D'Olier Street, Westmoreland Street and the south quays . View of bridge from the south with O'Connell Street in the background.
The O'Connell Monument is a 40 ft high [3] commemorative granite and bronze monument honouring nationalist leader Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847) located on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin, Ireland . The monument consists of a two-ton Dalkey granite foundation stone, on top of which are seated four winged victories (at angles ...
O'Connell Street is located on the north side of Dublin city, and runs northwards from O'Connell Bridge towards Parnell Square. The street is approximately 1,980 feet (600 m) long and 150 feet (46 m) wide, with two broad carriage ways at either side of a central pathway occupied by various monuments and statues. [ 1 ]
Bridges over the River Liffey outside Greater Dublin, from east to west. Sewage treatment works bridge. Leixlip Bridge [Leixlip Road] M4 motorway. New Bridge [R404] Liffey Bridge (Celbridge Bridge) [Dublin Road, Celbridge] A footbridge immediately to the south of the road bridge in Celbridge. Rock Bridge [footbridge at Celbridge Abbey] Straffan ...
The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Monument of Light [3] ( Irish: An Túr Solais ), [4] is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres (390 ft) in height, [5] located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar (and prior to that a statue of William Blakeney) on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin, Ireland .
The Ha'penny Bridge ( / ˈheɪpni / HAYP-nee; Irish: Droichead na Leathphingine, or Droichead na Life ), known later for a time as the Penny Ha'penny Bridge, and officially the Liffey Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge built in May 1816 over the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. [2] [4] Made of cast iron, the bridge was cast in Shropshire, England.