The Ormeau Bridge is a road bridge in Belfast, roughly 80m long, carrying the A24 Ormeau Road across the River Lagan from Stranmillis Embankment to Ormeau Embankment.
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The bridge was opened in 1863 and designed by Charles Lanyon to a near-identical standard as his earlier Queen's Bridge. It replaced an earlier, less stable structure dating from 1809.[1] At some point in the 20th century the bridge was widened to accommodate increased traffic, by the addition of cantilevered segments on either side.[2]
At the junction with Annadale Embankment is a ghost bike.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Geograph:: The Ormeau Bridge, Belfast [6 photos] in J34427251". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Belfast ghost bike: Widow moved by memorial at site of husband's accident". Belfasttelegraph.
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