Nine Arches Bridge

This article is about the bridge in Ireland. For the bridge in Sri Lanka, see Nine Arches Bridge, Demodara. For the bridge in Hungary, see Nine-arched Bridge.

Nine Arches Bridge
Nine Arches Bridge in March 2015
Coordinates	53.308099°N 6.251221°W / 53.308099; -6.251221
Carries	Luas Green Line
Crosses	River Dodder
Locale	Milltown, Ireland
Official name	Milltown Viaduct
Maintained by	Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Characteristics
Material	Granite
No. of spans	9
History
Construction end	1854 (Closed in 1958 and reopened in 2004)
Opened	10 July 1854
Location

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.^[1]

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^[2] and officially reopened on 30 June 2004.

Gallery

• 
  Photo taken in 1909, in postcard format.
• 
  Tram crossing

References

1. "Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 4 - Record of Protected Structures" (PDF). Retrieved 21 June 2024. 886 [..] Bridges: Railway, Dublin 6 [..] Milltown: Nine Arches bridge
2. "LUAS 154". Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Archived 2016-02-25 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Photo of the bridge in 1986 – from South Dublin County Libraries.