Boyne Viaduct
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Boyne Viaduct is a historic 19th-century railway bridge in Drogheda, Ireland, renowned for its impressive multi-arch design and key role on the Dublin–Belfast rail line.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boyne Viaduct canonical | 1 |
| Boyne Viaduct (engineering work) | 1 |
| Boyne Viaduct (nearby area) | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ viaduct ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | multi-arch viaduct ⓘ |
| carries | railway traffic ⓘ |
| category | 19th-century bridge in Ireland ⓘ |
| connects | rail routes between Dublin and Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | iron truss spans on masonry piers ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1851 ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| crosses | River Boyne ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sir John Macneill ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStationNearby | Drogheda railway station ⓘ |
| hasType | double-track railway bridge ⓘ |
| height | about 27 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected structure ⓘ |
| historicPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| importance | strategic rail infrastructure on Ireland’s primary north–south corridor ⓘ |
| length | about 500 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Louth
ⓘ
Drogheda ⓘ Leinster ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Drogheda
ⓘ
surface form:
Drogheda town centre
|
| material |
stone
ⓘ
wrought iron ⓘ |
| notableFor |
engineering innovation in mid-19th century Ireland
ⓘ
prominent landmark in Drogheda ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 12 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 15 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1855 ⓘ |
| operator | Iarnród Éireann ⓘ |
| owner | Iarnród Éireann ⓘ |
| partOf |
Belfast–Dublin railway line
ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin–Belfast railway line
|
| passesOver |
Port of Drogheda
ⓘ
surface form:
Drogheda docks area
|
| railwayLine |
Belfast–Dublin railway line
ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin–Belfast line
|
| regionServed | east coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Boyne River basin ⓘ |
| significance | key link on main line between Dublin and Belfast ⓘ |
| traffic |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| usedFor | rail transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Boyne Viaduct (engineering work)
this entity surface form:
Boyne Viaduct (nearby area)