Abstract
Mizen Head Footbridge in County Cork is a reinforced concrete through-arch structure spanning 50 m. The original structure was demolished and rebuilt 2009-2011, 100 years after its completion. This article describes the construction challenges of safely reconstructing a bridge in a difficult site location. The bridge provides access to a lighthouse on the tiny island of Cloghán, at the tip of Mizen Head in Southwest Cork. It is the result of a design competition held in the early 1900’s. The winning entry was by Mr. Noel Ridley of Westminster, London. It had the form of a pair of parabolic arch ribs spanning 50 m supporting a pedestrian deck, suspended by vertical hangers from the ribs in the central section.

Keywords
Modern Movement, Modern architecture, Modern bridges, Modern infrastructures, Modern engineering, Mizen Head Footbridge, Irish modern bridges.

Issue 45
Year 2011
Pages 98-103
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.52200/45.A.MQ0Q08DD