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Loop Line Bridge has really come into its own as a feature of Dublin since Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railways) were forced in 2006 to remove the ugly advertising hoardings that covered up the wonderful lattice work of the bridge.

GoIreland.about.com refer to this bridge as &quot;Walk underneath Dublin's greatest eyesore, the dark railway bridge&quot; in their online article 'Walking the Liffey' and I strongly disagree with this statement.

The design and style of the bridge is part of Dublin's Victorian history.  It is one of the longest bridges in the city as not only does it cross the Liffey, but also the quays, runs behind the Custom House and Busaras bus station crosses Amien Street till it joins Aimen Street station (Connolly Statio

Loop Line stands alongside all the other bridges that span the river Liffey and I think it is to the credit of Dublin City Council that they appealed for the hoarding to be removed to let this old lady shine and also that great thought is shown when designs for new bridges are needed. The most recent being the Samuel Beckett. 

From the southside of the bridge you can climb down some steps to the Liffey and see a favourite place for herons to hide, see the underside of the bridge, and the size and span of the piers. 

As James Joyce wrote;

&quot;A skiff, a crumpled throwaway, Elijah is coming, rode lightly down the Liffey, under Loopline bridge, shooting the rapids where water chafed around the bridgepiers, sailing eastward past hulls and anchorchains, between the Customhouse old dock and George’s quay.&quot;
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