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Craigavon Bridge

Double decked bridge

Craigavon Bridge
Summary

Double decked bridge

FieldValue
bridge_nameCraigavon Bridge
imageCraigavon_bridge.jpg
carriesA2
crossesRiver Foyle
localeDerry
length275m
architectMatthew A. Robinson
beginLate 1920s
complete1933
opened1933

The Craigavon Bridge is one of three bridges in Derry, Northern Ireland. It crosses the River Foyle further south than the Foyle Bridge and Peace Bridge. It is one of only a few double-decker road bridges in Europe. It was named after Lord Craigavon, the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.

The present bridge was designed by the City Architect, Matthew A. Robinson. Construction began in the late 1920s and was finished in 1933. The lower deck of the bridge originally carried a railway line for freight wagons, but that was replaced by a road in 1968. At each end, a silhouetted mural of a railway station stands to mark the former railway. On 3 July 1968, as part of a series of protests against housing conditions in Derry, the Derry Housing Action Committee (DHAC) held a sit-down protest on the newly opened second deck of the Craigavon Bridge.

Hands Across the Divide, a pair of bronze statues forming a sculpture, produced by Derry sculptor Maurice Harron, are situated at the west end of bridge in Carlisle Square.

View of bridge from [[Ebrington Square]].

History

Craigavon Bridge is one of three bridges to be built in the area. The first bridge over the River Foyle was a wooden one, assembled in the United States and transported to Derry. It was built from 1789–1791, and sited between Bridge Street and Fountain Hill, about 90 metres north of the present bridge.{{cite web |title=Craigavon Bridge |work=Richmond Centre - When in Derry...

In 1863, the steel Carlisle Bridge was erected, a little further upstream, almost where Craigavon Bridge is today, to replace the old wooden bridge.

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References

  1. "A Chronology of the Conflict - 1968". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN).
  2. (December 2017). "Hands Across the Divide". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN).
  3. "The Craigavon Bridge". Go Ireland.
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