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The area around Islandbridge contains a number of notable Viking burial sites from the 9th and 10th centuries which indicate the area as being one of the earliest recorded contacts between the Vikings and Ireland. It was also a
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This bridge was swept away by a flood in 1787, and between 1791 and 1793 the replacement bridge, that is standing today, was constructed. The structure is a single 32-metre span
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Island Bridge and the surrounding area (often known as Islandbridge) are so named because of the island formed here by the creation of a
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The bridge has become synonymous with the area, and the residential area around the bridge is now commonly known as "Islandbridge".
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Underwater Archaeological Impact Assessment (UAIA) Proposed Rowing Pontoon, River Liffey, Islandbridge, Co. Dublin
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Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design, Construction and Maintenance
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towards the right bank while the main current flows to the left. The
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Island Bridge circa 1820 (then called "Sarah's Bridge")
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Sarah's Bridge, ca 1820
Coordinates
53°20′50″N 6°18′30″W / 53.3472°N 6.3083°W / 53.3472; -6.3083
River Liffey
Dublin
Anna Livia Bridge
Liffey Railway Bridge
Arch bridge
Ashlar
masonry
Alexander Stevens
Irish
River Liffey
Dublin
South Circular Road
Phoenix Park
mill race
River Camac
Dublin Heuston railway station
fording point
Queen Elizabeth
Henry Sidney
Lord Deputy of Ireland
Kilmainham
ashlar
elliptical
arch bridge
Sarah Fane, Countess of Westmorland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Free State

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