Ballymascanlan Bridge
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| Ballymascanlan Bridge Droichead Baile Mhic Scanláin | |||
| Location Map ( geo) | |||
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| The bridge in 2006 | |||
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| Location | |||
| Ballymascanlon | |||
| County | |||
| Louth | |||
| Highway Authority | |||
| Louth County | |||
| Opening Date | |||
| c. 1860 | |||
| Additional Information | |||
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| On road(s) | |||
| R173 | |||
| Crossings related to the R173 | |||
Ballymascanlan Bridge (also spelled Ballymascanlon Bridge) is a four span stone arch bridge over the River Flurry, built c.1860 in Ballymascanlon, County Louth.
As the bridge was diagonal to the line of the road there were bends on either side after long straight sections, this proved a dangerous combination and there were several fatal accidents, leading to the bridge being characterised as the most dangerous in Ireland. Consequently, it was bypassed by the Ballymascanlan New Bridge, a concrete bridge in about 2000.
Links
- RTE: The Most Dangerous Bridge in Ireland 15.09.1993 (archive.org)
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