Where is Lifford Bridge?

Lifford Bridge is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8311°, -7.4803°.

Historic bridges · Northern Ireland

Lifford Bridge

Also known as: Droichead Leifear

Lifford Bridge in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Bridge Street, Lifford - geograph.org.uk - 4203855 — Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 15 min–30 min

Lifford Bridge is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Lifford Bridge (in Irish Droichead Leifear) is a cross-border bridge on the A38 connecting with the N15, spanning the River Foyle which marks the border between Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, and Lifford in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. It remains a vital part of the trans-border route from the North, West and East of County Donegal, to Dublin via County Tyrone.

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Background

History

Lifford came into the possession of Sir Richard Hansard during the Plantation of Ulster in 1607. One of the conditions of his grant was that a ferry crossing be provided over the River Finn. This service continued until 1730 when the first bridge linking Lifford and Strabane was built. During The Troubles in 1968, an attempt was made to blow the bridge up. However, it was closed for only a short time. In 2005 refurbishment of the bridge took place and included upgrading the parapet railings, installation of safety kerbing and railings, resurfacing of the carriageway deck and footways, upgrading streetlights. Over £400,000 was spent on the project.

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