Talbot Memorial Bridge

Talbot Memorial Bridge
Droichead Cuimhneacháin an Talbóidigh

Location Map ( geo)

The Talbot Memorial Bridge seen from Custom House Quay

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From:

Custom House

To:

Ulster Bank Building

County

Dublin

Highway Authority

Dublin City

Opening Date

1978

Additional Information

Bridge Type:

Concrete Bridge

On road(s)

R105

Crossings related to the Dublin Inner Orbital Route

Mellowes Bridge • Father Mathew Bridge • Butt Bridge • James Joyce Bridge

The Talbot Memorial Bridge is a bridge across the River Liffey in Dublin. It opened in 1978 and became the most eastern crossing of the River Liffey.

Unlike other crossings of the Liffey, the Talbot Memorial Bridge's purpose is entirely practical and not decorative. It forms a key part of the one-way system around Custom House, relieving Butt Bridge. It carries traffic from the Docklands and Dublin Port to City Quay and George's Quay, as well as Moss Street - which was originally envisaged running in the opposite direction.

It is named after Dubliner Matt Talbot, of the Temperance Movement. In planning it was referred to as Memorial Road Bridge. A local inquiry was held in 1972. The new bridge was expected to be largely relieved by the Liffey Crossing planned to open to the east before 1991, but the Memorial Road Bridge could be built sooner.