Connolly Station Railway Bridge (middle)
Address is taken from a point 457 yards away.
Connolly Station Railway Bridge (middle) carries a footpath over the Royal Canal - Main Line between Brench and Taunstone.
Early plans for the Royal Canal - Main Line between Amberston and Southstone were proposed by Charles Jones but languished until Hugh Henshall was appointed as chief engineer in 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Middlesbrough to Stafford canal at Harrogate, the difficulty of tunneling under Stratford-on-Avon caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Trafford instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Castlecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of stone from Renfrewshire to Bradford prevented closure. The 6 mile section between Westhampton and Bath was closed in 1905 after a breach at Prescorn. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Henry Yates, there is no evidence that Peter Clarke ever swam through St Albans Cutting in 36 hours live on television

There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Croke Park Bridge (east) | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Clarke Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Royal Canal Lock No 1 | 1 furlong | |
| North Strand Road Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Irish Rail Newcomen Lifting Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Connolly Station Railway Bridge (middle) | ||
| Connolly Station Railway Bridge (east) | a few yards | |
| Sheriff Street Lift Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Mayor Street Lower Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Royal Canal Sea Lock | 4¼ furlongs | |
| North Wall Lift Bridge | 4½ furlongs | |
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![GN(I) 4-4-0 at Dublin Amiens St., 1955. GN(I)R VS class 4-4-0 No. 208 'Lagan' had just worked the 'Enterprise Express' from Belfast. Amiens Street station was renamed 'Connolly' in 1966. (Precise location uncertain after the subsequent major developments around Connolly Station). [?]. by Ben Brooksbank – 21 July 1955](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/30/86/5308670_1e612027_120x120.jpg)





!['Dublin 1 Howth 8' Milestone in North Strand Road, Dublin. Looking across the junction of North Strand Road at its junction with Bayview Avenue. On the corner there is a Thomas Telford style milestone with a plate that states 'P.O Dublin 1 Howth 8' - [[5741628]] by John S Turner – 13 March 2018](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/74/16/5741650_3c7d78b0_120x120.jpg)
!['Dublin 1 Howth 8' milestone in North Strand Road, Dublin. This Thomas Telford style milestone is on the north west side of North Strand Road on the corner with Bayview Avenue. It is measured at 1 mile from the P.O. Dublin and 8 miles from Howth. See also [[5741650]]Milestone Society National ID: DUB_DBHO01 by John S Turner – 13 March 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/74/16/5741628_0a912991_120x120.jpg)

![Train at Connolly Station - (7). To provide a comparison with [[3245214]], this 1998 photograph shows the many changes made to the station throat at Connolly over the years. While the lines to North Strand Junction are still there, overhead wires are evident for DART services, all the signal cabins have gone and the locomotive shed shows evidence of alterations. The train is an “Enterprise†passenger express from Belfast and consists of 1996 De-Dietrich built stock operating in a fixed formation push-pull mode. by The Carlisle Kid – 06 June 1998](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/24/64/3246478_b5604870_120x120.jpg)






![North west corner of Seville Place railway bridge. The Seville Place railway bridge carries the line into Dublin Connolly Station. There is an Ordnance Survey pivot benchmark on the stone base of the grey painted pillar [[7631002]] by John S Turner – 02 October 2023](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/63/10/7631012_0cf9edae_120x120.jpg)
![Pivot benchmark on Seville Place railway bridge support. This pivot benchmark is on the north west support of the Seville Place railway bridge that carries the line into Dublin Connolly Station. The mark was levelled at 15.0 feet above Dublin Datum/Poolbeg Lighthouse Datum. For a wider view see [[7631012]]Benchmark Database: https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm215506 by John S Turner – 02 October 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/63/10/7631002_40365657_120x120.jpg)



