O'Connell Bridge

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The O'Connell Bridge ( Irish: Droichead Uí Chonaill ) is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. It combines the O'Connell Street in the north of the city of D' Olier Street to the south.

The original name of the bridge was Carlisle Bridge (to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle). It was built in 1791-1794 after a design by James Gandon.

Originally narrower and higher in the middle than at the ends, it was decided in 1879 to widen due to increased traffic, the bridge, and flatten to the Sackville Street (now O'Connell Street) adapt. The bridge is now 50 meters wide and thus as wide as long, which is unique in Europe. When the bridge was opened in 1882 again, they renamed it after Daniel O'Connell - along with the unveiling of the statue of O'Connell at the north end of the bridge.

There is a second O'Connell Bridge in Dublin; a pedestrian crossing, spanning the lake in St Stephen's Green.