Portumna bridge

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The Portumna bridge lies west of Portumna, in County Galway, Ireland. It is a five-span road bridge, which carries the N65 across the River Shannon to Lehinch in North Tipperary. The present bridge was designed by C. E. Stanier of London, and completed in 1911, with a central section resting on Hayes's Island which divides the river into two channels. The structure of the main bridge, steel girders supported by concrete filled cast iron cylinders, and the pivoting swing bridge over the navigation channel are of technical and engineering interest. The house on Hayes Island, accessed from the bridge was the bridge operators house and pre-dates the present bridge. The opening section was replaced in October 2008.