Boyne Viaduct
The Boyne Viaduct (Irish: Tarbhealach na Bóinne), a 30-metre-high (98 ft) railway bridge, or viaduct, that crosses the River Boyne in Drogheda, carrying the main Dublin–Belfast railway line.
Boyne Viaduct Irish: Tarbhealach na Bóinne | |
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| Coordinates | 53°43′00″N 6°20′15″W |
| Carries | Belfast-Dublin railway line |
| Crosses | River Boyne |
| Locale | Drogheda |
| Maintained by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Stone arch & Iron truss |
| History | |
| Designer | John Benjamin Macneill |
| Construction start | 1851 |
| Construction end | 1855 |
| Location | |
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