West-Link
The West-Link is a set of twin bridges over the River Liffey in Dublin. A toll bridge, the West Link forms the central section of the Western Parkway route of the M50 ring road motorway.Photo: JP, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Farmleigh and Castleknock Castle.
Farmleigh
Farmleigh is the official Irish state guest house. It was formerly one of the Dublin residences of the Guinness family. It is situated on an elevated position above the River Liffey to the northwest of the Phoenix Park, in Castleknock. Farmleigh is situated 1½ km east of West-Link.
Castleknock Castle
Castle
Photo: Laurel Lodged, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castleknock Castle is a ruined Norman castle in Dublin, Ireland. It is now the site of St. Vincent's Castleknock College, an all-boys Catholic school. The Irish name of Castleknock is Caisleán Cnucha, derived from the older forms Cnoc and Cnucha mentioned in medieval sources. Castleknock Castle is situated 1 km northeast of West-Link.
Liffey Valley
Shopping center
Photo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Liffey Valley Shopping Centre is a shopping centre located in Dublin, Ireland which comprises 80 stores and 20 restaurants. The centre opened on 14 October 1998 and is located near the junction of the M50 motorway and N4 road closely surrounded by Lucan to the west, Palmerstown Village to the east and Clondalkin to the south. Liffey Valley is situated 1 km southwest of West-Link.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castleknock and Blanchardstown.
Castleknock
Village
Photo: Laurel Lodged, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castleknock is an affluent neighbourhood centred around a village in Dublin, Ireland, located 8 km west of Dublin city centre. It is in the modern county of Fingal.
Blanchardstown
Town
Photo: Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blanchardstown is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located ten kilometres northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest urban area in Fingal. Blanchardstown is situated 2½ km north of West-Link.
Clonsilla
Village
Photo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clonsilla is a northwestern suburb of Dublin in Fingal, Ireland. Clonsilla is also a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock in County Dublin. Clonsilla is situated 3½ km northwest of West-Link.
West-Link
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Ireland
- Category: transportation
- Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.36187° or 53° 21′ 43″ northLongitude
-6.38273° or 6° 22′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C5M9J68+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 611989404OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7984173
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“West-Link” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “West-Link”
- German: “West-Link Bridge”
- Irish: “Droichead an Nascbhóthair Thiar”
- Ukrainian: “Вест-Лінк”
- Ukrainian: “Міст Вест-Лінк”
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