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O'Connell Bridge
Photo: Thpohl · Public domain · Commons file · tap to enlarge
National rating (NIAH)

O'Connell Bridge

In Irish: Droichead Uí Chonaill

Dublin 1, O'Connell Street

Rated National on the National InventoryOne of 15 rated National in O'Connell Street
BBridgeBBuilt 1875–1880
DirectionsIts National Inventory record ↗
★ Then & now

O'Connell Bridge, c. 1890 and today

Drag across to compare. The two views aren’t taken from exactly the same spot.

O'Connell Bridge today
O'Connell Bridge, c. 1890
c. 1890Today

c. 1890: Photo: National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; made by 1925. Today: Photo: Thpohl · Public domain.

About

About O'Connell Bridge

The National Inventory rates O'Connell Bridge National, one of 15 in O'Connell Street. Its record dates O'Connell Bridge to 1875–1880. 259 other places on the record stand within 400 m.

O'Connell Bridge is an imposing wide bridge terminating the south end of the city's principal thoroughfare, playing a vital role in linking the main southern and northern commercial areas.

From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 50060552 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 50060552↗

National is the National Inventory’s second-highest rating: a building of significance across Ireland.

In old photographs

1 old view of O'Connell Bridge

Made before 1950, from 1890: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland with no known copyright restrictions. Tap one to see it full screen.

Bonafide Travellersc. 1890
Bonafide Travellers

From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server; each credit is in the viewer.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes

O'Connell Street · about 400 m on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1O'Connell BridgeStart here
  2. 2Eden Quay CasinoRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  3. 3Permanent TSB (public house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  4. 4Net House/Bar Beige LtdRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  5. 5GPO ArcadeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
Farther afield
Bollard, General Post OfficeRegional rating (NIAH)300 mGeneral Post OfficeNational rating (NIAH)300 mChinese Gospel Church of Dublin /Hidden HearingRegional rating (NIAH)300 mAge ActionRegional rating (NIAH)300 mVHI HealthcareRegional rating (NIAH)300 mFBCRegional rating (NIAH)300 m
Around it

51 within 150 m

Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.

NatO'Connell Monument53 mRegHouse, O'Connell Street Lower, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 154 mRegShop, 1 O'Connell Street Lower, Eden Quay, Dublin 155 mRegHair Inc.58 mRegFactory, 55 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 159 mRegShop, 2 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 161 mRegDublin Tourist Office62 mRegGala64 mRegHouse, 32 Bachelor's Walk, Bachelor's Way, Dublin 167 mRegShop, 53-54 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 167 mRegUlster Bank70 mRegPublic house, 3 Eden Quay, Dublin 171 mRegBachelor Inn72 mRegShop, 52 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 176 mRegCarr & O'Connell78 mRegShop, 5 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 179 mRegCinema, 51 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 182 mRegAbbey Court84 m
Show the other 33
RegHouse, 50 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 188 mRegBank of Ireland89 mRegIrish Church Missions90 mRegThe Confectioners Hall94 mRegStore, Bachelors Way, Dublin95 mRegPost box, O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 197 mRegShop, 8 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 199 mRegEden Quay Casino103 mRegShop, 9 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1105 mRegArlington Hotel108 mRegClifton Court Hotel109 mRegWilliam Smith O'Brien Monument112 mRegLanigan's115 mRegBank, Abbey Street Lower, O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1116 mRegShop, 45-46 O'Connell Street Lower, Abbey Street Middle, Dublin 1118 mRegKnightsbridge Bar/Arlington Hotel118 mRegWynns Hotel128 mRegLefroy House129 mRegBookworms/Café Manila/Ladbrokes/Delfin English School/C.J. Osborne & Son130 mRegIarnród Éireann Travel Centre136 mRegNet House/Bar Beige Ltd137 mRegTerrisales Hairdressing Services Ltd141 mRegOffice, 112 Marlborough Street, Harbour Court, Dublin 1141 mRegShop, 34 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1142 mRegSir John Gray Monument144 mRegThe Office Centre145 mRegBank, 12-13 O'Connell Street Lower, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1146 mRegPermanent TSB (public house)147 mRegLitton Lane Hostel147 mRegManfield Chambers148 mRegEuro2148 mRegPermanent TSB (shop / retail outlet)149 mRegNew York Cleaners150 m
More like it

Other walls, gates and bridges of national importance around O'Connell Street

Closest of all: Ha'penny Bridge/Liffey Bridge, Temple Bar, 300 m away. There are 3 with photos within 40 km.

Ha'penny Bridge/Liffey BridgeTemple Bar · 300 m away
Town, Cook Street, Dublin 8The Liberties · 1.1 km away
Town, Lamb Alley, Dublin 8The Liberties · 1.2 km away

Questions about O'Connell Bridge

Is O'Connell Bridge on the National Inventory?

Yes: rated National (record 50060552).

Can you visit O'Connell Bridge?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

When was O'Connell Bridge built?

Its National Inventory record dates it to 1875–1880.

Is O'Connell Bridge protected?

Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.

Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).

Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).