Foyle Bridge (Droichead na Feabhail) (Londonderry)

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The Foyle Bridge is a bridge in Derry in Northern Ireland. Although the central span of the bridge is the second longest in Ireland at 234 metres (767 feet), the whole suspended bridge structure including the approach spans is the longest in Ireland at 866 metres (2839 feet).

It crosses the River Foyle to the north of the city, and forms only the second bridge linking the city centre to the Waterside. Work on the bridge began in 1980 and it opened in October 1984. The bridge structure itself was built by Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast and floated to the site by barge. Between 2000 and 2004 the bridge underwent strengthening, resurfacing and other improvements, leading to widespread traffic disruption in the city.

Picture by Kenneth Allen (cc-by-sa-2.0)