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    Dublin's iconic bridge, the Ha'Penny Bridge, opened for traffic in 1816, spans the Liffey River as a pedestrian bridge.  Originally a toll bridge with its nickname reflecting its eponymous original charge, it was originally named the Wellington Bridge after the Dublin-born English general of Waterloo fame, and later officially named the Liffey Bridge.  Made of cast iron in Coalbrookdale, England, it was renovated between 2001 and 2003.  It replaced the ferry that operated at Bagnio Slip at Fownes Street.  It is an elliptical arch bridge that warrants comparison with New York's own emblematic bridge, the Bow Bridge of Central Park, featured in the Bridge of the Month archives on this site.