Talbot Memorial Bridge, Road bridge in central Dublin, Ireland
Talbot Memorial Bridge is a road bridge in central Dublin that spans 75 meters across the River Liffey, connecting Custom House Quay with City Quay. It features three concrete spans arranged to carry four lanes of traffic and pedestrian paths.
Construction began in June 1976, and the bridge opened in 1978 as the first new Liffey crossing since the Butt Bridge, ending a pause of nearly fifty years. During the works a Guinness barge, the Lady Miranda, broke loose and struck a pier of the unfinished bridge; divers found only surface damage. It is named for the ascetic Matt Talbot (1856–1925), a model of the Irish temperance movement.
The bridge bears the name of Matt Talbot, a Dublin resident whose personal transformation became an inspiration for many in the community. His memory is embedded in the city's daily geography through this crossing.
The structure carries four lanes of traffic and has sidewalks for pedestrians on both sides, making it easy to walk or drive across. It provides direct access between the northern and southern sections of the commercial district without steep inclines or obstacles.
The bridge marks the furthest point upriver that tall ships can reach on the Liffey, because every bridge downriver of it is a swing bridge or a bascule bridge. Its three-span concrete deck is the only plate-girder bridge in the city, and the middle span measures 34 metres.
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