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What is recorded here
Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge, erected 1911; 232 feet long, four span (opening span of 62 feet) bridge resting on six concrete filled steel caissons with cast-iron parapets; bridge reconstructed in 1987; no longer operational.
Well preserved Scherzer bridge having many decorative cast iron features. Although no longer opening, the bridge is an important reminder of the history of the river and quays.
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Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge, erected 1911; 232 feet long, four span (opening span of 62 feet) bridge resting on six concrete filled steel caissons with cast-iron parapets; bridge reconstructed in 1987; no longer operational.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20506355
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Michael O'Sheil, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- P L Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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