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The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (locally pronounced carrick-a-reed) is a rope bridge near Ballintoy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede (from Irish Carraig a' Ráid, meaning 'rock of the casting'). [1] It spans 20 metres (66 ft) and is 30 metres (98 ft) above the rocks below. [2]
English: [Rope Bridge, Carrick-a-Rede. County Antrim, Ireland] [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. Notes: Title from the ...
Pages in category "Bridges in Northern Ireland" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge; Craigavon Bridge ...
Many of the houses were later merged, into 91. In the seventeenth century, almost all had four or five storeys. All the houses were shops, and the bridge was one of the City of London's four or five main shopping streets. The three major buildings on the bridge were the chapel, the drawbridge tower and the stone gate.
Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. Listed building consent must be obtained from local authorities prior to any alteration to such a structure. [6] There are approximately 8,500 listed buildings in Northern Ireland, representing 2% of the total building stock. [4]
Former railway bridge which carried the Great Southern and Western Railway over the River Laune: Leader's Aqueduct: County Cork: Aghabullogue: c.1860: Ruined. Carried water for irrigation over the Dripsey River: Lifford Bridge: County Donegal and County Tyrone (NI) Lifford: 1964: Spans the River Foyle between the Republic and Northern Ireland ...
Here's a ranking of the world's scariest bridges, now expanded to include some additional nail-biters.
Northern Ireland building and structure stubs (2 C, 123 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Northern Ireland" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.