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River Suir Bridge

Field	Value
bridge_name	River Suir Bridge
image	River Suir Bridge, Waterford.jpg
caption	The bridge viewed from Granagh Castle
official_name	Thomas Francis Meagher Bridge
carries	4 lanes
crosses	River Suir
locale	Waterford City
maint	Celtic Roads Group
design	cable-stayed bridge
spans	5
pierswater	0
mainspan	230m
length	465m
width	30.6m
height	112m
clearance	14m
begin	2006
complete	2009
open	19 October 2009
toll

Cars: €2.10
Motorcycles: €1.10
Coaches: €3.80
Light commercial: €3.80
Trucks: €5.40 - €6.80

The River Suir Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the River Suir in Ireland. It was built as part of the N25 Waterford Bypass, and opened to traffic on 19 October 2009, some ten months ahead of schedule. The Viking settlement at Woodstown was discovered during the project and the route of the southern approach roads was altered to preserve the site.

The 230 m main span had the longest single bridge span in the Republic of Ireland, until the opening of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge, taking that record from the Boyne River Bridge on the Dublin to Belfast M1 motorway. By comparison, the main span of the Foyle Bridge in Northern Ireland is four metres longer.

Overview

The cable-stayed bridge with its 112 m tower, is a landmark structure for Waterford City and surrounding areas. The tower is constructed on the south side of the river. A series of "stay cables" fan out from the top of the tower to support the main span at intervals of about 10 metres. Corresponding cables fan to the back spans using the weight of the back span and anchor piles to balance the forces and "keep the tower standing straight".

Other bridges at Waterford City

The first permanent bridge at Waterford City was the so-called "Timbertoes" bridge (1793-1913)
It was replaced by the Redmond Bridge (1910-1984)
The current city-centre bridge is the Rice Bridge (1982–present)
The River Suir Bridge marks the first time Waterford city has been served by two bridges

Gallery

Suir Bridge.JPG|The Suir Bridge under construction in April 2009 River Suir Bridge tower.JPG|The tower on opening day River Suir Bridge tower (close-up).JPG|Close-up of the tower on opening day Suir RiverBridge looking south(Edit).jpg|Opening day

References

"Archived copy".
"N25 Waterford City Bypass". [[National Roads Authority]].
"River Suir Bridge". [[Waterford City Council]].
(June 2008). "The N25 Waterford Bypass PPP Scheme". [[National Roads Authority]].

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