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Aghalane Bridge (demolished)

 
Ardue ED, Lagan, County Cavan, Ireland
 
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Aghalane Bridge (demolished) is a minor waterways place on the Shannon - Erne Waterway between Shannon - Shannon-Erne Junction (Junction of the River Shannon with the Shannon-Erne Waterway) (35 miles and 4¼ furlongs and 16 locks to the west) and Drummard Lough (northern entrance) (Access to River Erne at Bunanumery) (2 miles and 5¼ furlongs to the northeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Shannon - Shannon-Erne Junction is Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge (The bridge is on the UK / Ireland border.); 1¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Drummard Lough (northern entrance) is Entrance to Lough Anoneen; 2 miles and 2 furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is the site of a bridge, the canal may be narrow as a consequence.

Ballyconnell Lock No 25 miles, 1¼ furlongs
Ballyconnell Business Park Bridge4 miles, 7¾ furlongs
Cloncoohy Road Bridge3 miles, 6¾ furlongs
Corraquill Lock No 11 mile, 7¾ furlongs
Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge1¼ furlongs
Aghalane Bridge (demolished)
Entrance to Lough Anoneen2 miles, 2 furlongs
Drummard Lough (northern entrance)2 miles, 5¼ furlongs
Erne - Shannon-Erne Junction3 miles, 3¾ furlongs
 
 
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The Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge (informally called the Peace Bridge or Aghalane Bridge) is a road bridge across the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It carries the A509 / N3 road between Enniskillen in County Fermanagh and Cavan in County Cavan. The bridge spans the Woodford River (Irish: Sruth Gráinne, meaning 'the Gravelly Stream' or 'the Gravelly River', sometimes anglicised as the River Gráinne or the Graine River).

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[Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge] The Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge (informally called the Peace Bridge or Aghalane Bridge) is a road bridge across the border of Northern Ireland [N3 road (Ireland)] crossing at Aghalane Bridge, which spanned the Woodford River (Irish: Sruth Gráinne) just north of Belturbet, was closed. Aghalane Bridge crossed from [Shannon–Erne Waterway] with no funds available, the navigation trustees concentrated on minor bridge repairs, to keep landowners and local authorities happy, and by 1948 they [The Troubles in Derrylin] were shot and killed at their home at Killynick, a townland beside Aghalane Bridge, very near Teemore, a village just south of Derrylin. 16 December—Louis [List of Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland, 1997] Training) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 249) New Aghalane Bridge Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 250) Open-Ended Investment [Border Communities Against Brexit] protests at Moybridge between Tyrone and Monaghan, Aghalane between Fermanagh and Cavan and Lifford Bridge between Tyrone and Donegal. In late March 2017 [A509 road (Northern Ireland)] Rushen. The road then skirts past the village of Aghalane, and crosses the Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge [1] to link with the N3 onwards to Belturbet [Mountfield, County Tyrone] village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Aghalane, northeast of Omagh. It lies on the A505 road and had a population of 252 [Carickaleese] a grant was made to Thomas Monepeny on 15 October 1610 of the Manor of Aghalane, which included one tate of Corgelouse. Taking advantage of this, Lady [List of archaeological sites in County Tyrone] standing stone, grid ref: H6398 7351 Aghalane, Standing stone, stone circle, alignments and cist, grid ref: H4946 9260 Aghalane, Court tomb: Cloghogle, grid ref:
 
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British favoured closing Aghalane Bridge - BBC News
Dec 28, 2012 ... On 27 December, 1972, Lieutenant-Colonel A T P Millen had noted that "the destruction" of Aghalane Bridge "suits us well in that it closes a ...
AGHALANE BRIDGE (Hansard, 24 November 1977)
Nov 24, 1977 ... My Lords a decision to rebuild the Aghalane Bridge is contingent upon ... Is it not remarkable that the destruction of a bridge by terrorist forces ...
Destruction of Border crossing delighted British general
Jan 3, 2004 ... Border bridge. Eamon Phoenix. The British GOC in the North in 1973 expressed delight at the destruction of Aghalane Bridge on the ...
30 year papers reveal political row over Aghalane Bridge | Impartial ...
Dec 28, 2012 ... No organisation claimed responsibility for blowing up Aghalane Bridge in November 1972 but it was widely believed to have been the work of ...
Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge - Wikipedia
The Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge is a road bridge across the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It carries the main road between Enniskillen in County Fermanagh and Cavan in County Cavan. Old bridge[edit]. The bridge replaces an earlier structure to the east, known as the Aghalane ... leave the bridge in a state of disrepair and demolish the temporary structure.
New Aghalane Bridge Order (Northern Ireland) 1997
This Order provides for the construction of a bridge to carry a new road over the ... of the former Aghalane Bridge (Ordnance Survey map co-ordinates 234145 ...
'People are disgusted' by theft of Peace statue near controversial ...
Aug 9, 2016 ... On December 27, 1972, Lieutenant-Colonel A. T. P. Millen noted that "the destruction" of Aghalane Bridge "suits us well in that it closes a route ...
Border Roads to Memories and Reconciliation
Old Aghalane bridge. louth005. The bridge at this crossing was blown up in November 1972, a temporary bridge was placed over it but this was removed and it ...
Tappan Zee Bridge demolition delayed due to weather - Curbed NY
Jan 14, 2019 ... Demolition of the Tappan Zee Bridge has been rescheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m. after “inclement weather” scuttled Saturday's planned blast, ...
House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 30 Mar 1999 (pt 9)
Mr. Ingram: Aghalane Bridge was destroyed in an explosion on 21 ... Bridge and Teemore Cross (a) prior to and (b) after the destruction of the previous bridge; ...