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Bridgend or Bridge End (Irish: Ceann an Droichid) [2] is a village in County Donegal, Ireland, at the base of the Inishowen peninsula. It is located on the N13 road to Letterkenny , on the western outskirts of Derry and near the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland .
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Gien Bridge (Loiret, France) – Masonry piers, protected downstream here by backwaters. In masonry bridge piers, there is a resistant part and a filling part: [ 6 ] The periphery of the shafts over a certain thickness constitutes the resistant part, made of dressed stones in the angles and squared or even rough stones.
The 230 metres (750 ft) main spans of the bridge are the longest concrete-only extradosed box-girder bridge spans in the world. The spans are equal in length to the main span of the N25 Suir Bridge in Waterford; and four metres shorter the main span of the Foyle Bridge in Northern Ireland, which is 21 metres shorter in total length. The two ...
All services at Ryde St John's Road are operated by Island Line using Class 484 EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [4] 2 tph to Ryde Pier Head; 2 tph to Shanklin; These services call at all stations, except Smallbrook Junction, which is served only during operating dates for the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
Union Hall has a Roman Catholic church (built c.1832 and dedicated to St. Bridget) to the south of the village, and a Church of Ireland church close to the village centre (built c.1840). [18] [19] The area around Union Hall is known for its hills, woodlands, rivers and islands. There are a number of small inlets, bays and beaches. [citation needed]
The village includes two hotels, a number of pubs and restaurants, a seasonal petrol station, a pier and slipway, and one store. There are also several sports clubs and a primary school. The village was the overall winner of the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1992.
The bridge's structure consisted of a steel bowstring girder construction with a span of 37 m (120 ft) pivoting on a central pier. The roadway was 2.4 m (8 ft) in width. [3] It was named for Michael Davitt, 19th Century Irish social campaigner, Fenian, and founder of the National Land League. Davitt officially opened the bridge in 1887. [4]