2009
J3269 : The Milltown Road, Belfast (1)
taken 16 years ago, 3 km from Drumbeg, Co Down, Northern Ireland

The Milltown Road, Belfast (1)
The Milltown Road is part of the Belfast Outer Ring Road J3874 : The Belfast Outer Ring road. It runs from Hydebank to Shaw’s Bridge. This is the approach to Shaw’s Bridge with the road looking its usual busy self. The Ballylesson/Edenderry Roads and the Minnowburn Beeches J3268 : Autumn at Minnowburn near Belfast (1) are marked by the brown signs at middle left. See also J3269 : The Milltown Road, Belfast (2).
Shaw's Bridge, Belfast
Some photographs of and from Shaw’s Bridge, Belfast.
There are two bridges, both called “Shaw’s Bridge” across the River Lagan on the Malone Road/Milltown Road. The first was built in about 1707 and was in use as a road bridge until 1977 when replaced, for motor vehicles, by a concrete structure of four lanes forming part of the Belfast outer ring road. The old bridge remains but restricted to pedestrians and bicycles.