List of bridges over the River Lagan explained

The following is a list of bridges over the River Lagan in Northern Ireland listed going upstream from Belfast Lough.

Image	Name	Date	Carries	Design	Listing	Locality	Coordinates	Notes
	Lagan Bridge	1995^[1]	M3 Motorway	Concrete Box girder bridge	Not listed	Belfast		Connects the Sydenham Bypass with the M2 foreshore.
	Dargan Bridge	1994^[2]	Belfast–Derry railway line Belfast–Larne railway line	Concrete Box girder bridge	Not listed	Belfast		Was built to connect all of Northern Ireland's railways into one network.
	Lagan Weir Footbridge	2015^[3]	Pedestrians, cyclists	Steel Beam bridge	Not listed	Belfast		Replaced earlier bridge which was removed in 2014.
	Queen Elizabeth Bridge	1966^[4]	A2 (eastbound)	Steel Girder bridge^[5]	Not listed	Belfast
	Queen's Bridge	1843^[6]	A2 (westbound)	Stone Arch bridge	B+	Belfast		Replaced the earlier Long Bridge. Named after Queen Victoria.
	Lagan Railway Bridge	1976^[7]	Belfast–Derry railway line Belfast–Larne railway line Belfast–Bangor railway line pedestrians	Steel Beam bridge	Not listed	Belfast		Replaced a single track, wooden bridge built in 1875
	Albert Bridge	1890^[8]	A20 East Bridge Street	Cast iron Arch bridge	B+	Belfast		Replaced a previous bridge which suddenly collapsed.
	Ormeau Bridge	1863^[9]	A24 Ormeau Road	Stone Arch bridge	Not listed	Belfast		Replaced a previous bridge, built in 1809.
	King's Bridge	1912^[10]	Eastbound road traffic	Concrete Beam bridge	A	Belfast		One of the first reinforced concrete bridges in Ireland. Named after King George V.
	Governor's Bridge	1974^[11]	Westbound road traffic	Concrete Beam bridge	Not listed	Belfast		Named after Ralph Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton, the last Governor of Northern Ireland
	Stranmillis Weir		Private pedestrian access		Not listed	Belfast
	Lagan Gateway bridge	2021^[12]	Pedestrians and cyclists between Stranmillis and Annadale		Not listed	Belfast		A new lock was also built under the bridge. The bridge will be named after Noah Donohoe.^[13]
	Brown Bridge or Belvoir Bridge^[14] ^[15]	2023	Pedestrians and cyclists between Belvoir Park Forest and Lagan Towpath	Wooden Arch bridge	Not listed	Belfast		Original bridge replaced in 2023 due to safety concerns.^[16]
	Red Bridge		Pedestrians and cyclists on Lagan Towpath National Cycle Route 9	Iron Beam bridge	Not listed	Belfast
	John Luke Bridge	2013^[17]	Pedestrians and cyclists on Lagan Towpath National Cycle Route 9	Steel Butterfly bridge	Not listed	Belfast		Replaced earlier bridge. Named to honour Belfast-born artist John Luke
			Water Main		Not listed	Belfast
	Shaw's Bridge (new)	1977^[18]	A55 Malone Road	Concrete Arch bridge	Not listed	Belfast
	Shaw's Bridge (old)	1707	Pedestrians and cyclists	Stone Arch bridge	B1	Belfast		Carried road traffic prior to the opening of its modern counterpart. Replaced a wooden bridge dating from the early 17th century ^[19]
	Gilchrist Bridge	1986	Pedestrians and cyclists between Edenderry and Lagan Towpath	Wooden Arch bridge	Not listed	Edenderry		Named after John Gilchrist, founder of Lagan Valley Regional Park
	Drum Bridge	before 1832	B103 Upper Malone Road	Stone Arch bridge	B1	Drumbeg
			Pedestrians and cyclists on Lagan Towpath National Cycle Route 9	Truss bridge	Not listed	Drumbeg
		1962	M1 Motorway	Concrete Box girder bridge	Not listed	Drumbeg
			Private access to house		Not listed	Derriaghy
	Rambler's Bridge^[20]		Pedestrians and cyclists between Seymour Hill estate and Lagan Towpath	Truss bridge	Not listed	Derriaghy
	Wolfenden's Bridge	before 1833	B103 Ballyskeagh Road	Stone Arch bridge	B+	Lambeg
	Lambeg Bridge		Tullynacross Road	Stone Arch bridge	Not listed	Lambeg
			Pedestrians and cyclists	Steel Beam bridge	Not listed	Lambeg
	Hilden Bridge		Bridge Street	Stone Arch bridge	Not listed	Hilden
		Mid 1900s^[21]		Single story building spanning the river on reinforced concrete beams	B+(as part of mill complex)	Hilden		Gutted by fire in 2006
			Access within former Hilden Mill complex (bridge disused)		B+(as part of mill complex)	Hilden
		1896^[22]	Pedestrians within former Hilden Mill complex (bridge disused)	IronLattice girder bridge	B2	Hilden
			Private pedestrian access over weir		Not listed	Lisburn
	Blue Bridge		Pedestrians and cyclists	Concrete Cantilever bridge	Not listed	Lisburn
		2002	Pedestrian and cyclist access to Lagan Valley Island	Steel Truss bridge	Not listed	Lisburn
	Queen's Bridge	2002	Road traffic access to Lagan Valley Island	Concrete Beam bridge	Not listed	Lisburn
	Union Bridge	1880	A49 Sloan Street	Stone Arch bridge	Not listed	Lisburn		Replaced earlier bridge
			Water pipe		Not listed	Lisburn
	Moore's Bridge	1825	A1 Hillsborough Road	Sandstone Arch bridge	B1	Lisburn
			Pedestrians and cyclists on Lagan Towpath National Cycle Route 9	Steel Arch bridge	Not listed	Lisburn
	Young's Bridge		Halftown Road		Not listed	Lisburn
	Maze Bridge		Gravehill Road	StoneArch bridge	Not listed	Mazetown
	The New Bridge		Cockhill Road		Not listed	Halfpenny Gate
	Spencer's Bridge	1840-1859^[23]	Hillsborough Road	StoneArch bridge	B1	Moira
			M1 Motorway		Not listed	Moira
	Newmill Bridge	1740-1759^[24]	Clarehill Road	StoneArch bridge	B2	Moira
	Steps Bridge		Steps Road		Not listed	Magheralin
	Forge Bridge^[25]		B9 New Forge Road	StoneArch bridge	B2	Magheralin
	Geehan's Bridge^[26]		B2 Dromore Road	StoneArch bridge	B1	Waringstown
	Banoge Bridge^[27]		Hall Road	StoneArch bridge	B2	Donaghcloney
			Pedestrians to former Ewart Liddell Weaving Factory (bridge disused)		Not listed	Donaghcloney
	Donaghcloney Bridge		B9 Main Street	StoneArch bridge	Not listed	Donaghcloney
	Thornyford Bridge	1760-1779^[28]	Blackskull Road	StoneArch bridge	B1	Gamblestown
	Gillhall Bridge	1670s^[29]	Private access to farm	StoneArch bridge	B+	Dromore		Was built to provide access to Gill Hall mansion. The house was built at the same time as the bridge and was said to be haunted. It burnt down in 1969.
			Private access to farmland		Not listed	Dromore
			Private access to B&B		Not listed	Dromore
		1972^[30]	A1 Dromore Bypass		Not listed	Dromore
	Dromore Viaduct	Early 1860s^[31]	Trackbed of the former Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway	StoneViaduct	B+	Dromore		Disused since the railway closed in 1956
			Pedestrians in Dromore Park		Not listed	Dromore
			Pedestrians in Dromore Park		Not listed	Dromore
	Regent Bridge	1811^[32]	B2 Banbridge Road	StoneArch bridge	B1	Dromore
	Downshire Bridge	1885^[33]	Bridge Street	StoneArch bridge	B2	Dromore
			Caughey's Road		Not listed	Dromore
			Lurganbane Road		Not listed	Dromore
	Lagangreen Bridge		Lagangreen Road		Not listed	Kinallen
		1800-1819^[34]	Black Bog Road	StoneArch bridge	B1	Kinallen
			Kinallen Road		Not listed	Kinallen
			Artanagh Road		Not listed	Kinallen
		1780- 1799^[35]	Dromore Road		B2	Dromara
		1800-1819^[36]	Banbridge Road	StoneArch bridge	Not listed	Dromara
			Moybrick Road		Not listed	Dromara
			Private access to farmland		Not listed	Dromara
	Bell's Bridge	1800-1819^[37]	B7 Rathfriland Road	StoneArch bridge	B2	Dromara
		1800-1819^[38]	Dree Hill (road)	StoneArch bridge	Not listed	Finnis
			Private access to farm		Not listed	Finnis
			Dree Hill (road)		Not listed	Finnis

Notes and References

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2. Book: Johnson, Stephen . Johnson's Atlas and Gazetteer of the Railways of Ireland . Midland Publishing Limited . 1997 . 1857800443 . Leicester . 127.
3. News: . 30 June 2015 . £5m River Lagan pedestrian bridge opens in Belfast . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast . 2020-06-20.
4. Web site: Meeting the Queen in Northern Ireland. BBC NI - Your Place and Mine. 2021-04-01.
5. Web site: Girder bridges from around the world. Structurae.
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7. Web site: Bridge%20Database.xls. docs.google.com.
8. Central Belfast, A Historical Gazetteer, Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, 1993, p4
9. Web site: Geograph:: The Ormeau Bridge, Belfast [6 photos] in J34427251]. www.geograph.org.uk.
10. Web site: Home | Buildings| nidirect. apps.communities-ni.gov.uk.
11. Web site: Geograph:: The Governor's Bridge, Belfast © Albert Bridge. www.geograph.ie.
12. Web site: Lynch. Connor. 2021-09-17. Lagan Gateway bridge officially opens to the public. 2021-09-25. BelfastLive. en.
13. Web site: Kenwood . Michael . 2022-08-19 . Belfast bridge set to be named after Noah Donohoe . 2022-08-27 . BelfastLive . en.
14. Web site: McGonagle . Suzanne . 2023-01-06 . No date for re-opening of pedestrian bridge along Lagan Towpath . 2023-09-13 . The Irish News . en.
15. Web site: The Lagan Towpath . Lagan Valley Regional Park . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603205219/https://www.laganvalley.co.uk/sites/default/files/PDFs/Finaltowpathwhite.pdf . 3 June 2021.
16. News: 2023-09-12 . Council says opening of replacement pedestrian bridge on Lagan is imminent . en-GB . BelfastTelegraph.co.uk . 2023-09-13 . 0307-1235.
17. Web site: Stock Photo - John Luke Bridge. Alamy. Limited. Alamy.
18. Web site: Geograph:: Shaw's Bridge, Belfast [46 photos] in J32566906]. www.geograph.org.uk.
19. Web site: Bridges | Lagan Valley Regional Park. www.laganvalley.co.uk.
20. Web site: Lagan Navigation Lagan Valley Regional Park. 2022-02-16. www.laganvalley.co.uk.
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