Carrying the M1 across the Boyne River, the Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that was completed in 2003. It is named for the President of Ireland who served from 1997 to 2011 to honor her contribution to Ireland's peace process. She is the second female president of Ireland, and the first woman in the world to succeed another woman as president. She was also the first born in Northern Ireland to become President of Ireland.
The highway is four lanes - two in each direction, with a breakdown lane on the outside. It has 20 meters of clearance over the river. There is no toll to...
Read moreAwesome place to visit Great fantastic The Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in County Meath, and County Louth, Ireland.[1] It spans the Boyne River 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Drogheda on the county boundary between County Meath and County Louth and is part of the M1 Northern Motorway. When it opened in June 2003, it was the longest cable-stayed bridge in Ireland until 19 October 2009, when the River Suir Bridge...
Read moreThe Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in County Meath, and County Louth, Ireland. It spans the Boyne River 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Drogheda on the county boundary between County Meath and County Louth and is part of the M1 Northern Motorway. When it opened in June 2003, it was the longest cable-stayed bridge in Ireland until 19 October 2009, when the River Suir Bridge...
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