The Craigavon Bridge is a bridge in Derry, Northern Ireland, that crosses the A2 Coast Road over the River Foyle, and connects the historic city in the west to the waterside development in the east. It opened in 1933, replacing an earlier bridge. Until the opening of the Foyle Bridge in 1984, this was the only crossing of the Foyle downstream of Strabane / Lifford.
The crossing was originally opened as a two level bridge. The bottom layer was used for the winch transfer of rail wagons and had mixed gauge track, 5ft 3ins (Irish gauge), and 3ft 0ins (Narrow gauge). This track was removed in 1966 as there were no longer any rail connections on the west bank and the narrow gauge line had disappeared. The lower deck was reopened for road traffic in 1968.
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