Ha'penny Bridge, Dublin

Ha'penny Bridge is a pedestrian crossing over the River Liffey, built in May 1816 from cast iron cast in Shropshire, England. It replaced ferries that had carried people across the river, and its familiar name comes from the original crossing charge. William Walsh held permission to collect a ha'penny from each person for 100 years.

The toll ended in 1919, after briefly rising to a penny-ha'penny. Notice the repeated ribs and the arch: the ironwork was made in 18 sections, shipped to Dublin, and erected under John Windsor's supervision. Harland & Wolff renovated the bridge in 2001, and it reopened in December that year in its original white colour. Its formal title is Liffey Bridge, but Ha'penny Bridge remains the name everyone recognises.