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In 1893 the Great Flood of Brisbane left a path of destruction in its wake. The total rainfall in Brisbane over 8 days was about 20 inches (500 mm) and the Brisbane River rose 23 feet 9 inches (7.2 metres) above the mean spring tide and 10 feet over the previous highest flood mark (1890). Brisbane suffered approximately £2,000,000 worth of damages. The Victoria Bridge and the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge were swept away and in Queen Street, the businesses of Finney, Isles and Co, drapers, Perry Brothers, the goldsmiths, Hall Company, H. L. Davies, and Gordon and Gotch, all suffered major damage. Brisbane wasn't the only area hit. The countryside for miles on either side of the Mary River was devastated and the loss of settlers enormous. The Mayor of Brisbane composed the following cable for the Lord Mayor of London: "Brisbane, Maryborough, Gympie, Ipswich, Bundaberg and Rockhampton inundated by floods. Destruction of property and loss of life enormous. Relief urgently required. " Against the wishes of the Queensland public, this message was never sent. (Western Mail, 18 February 1893 p.40) Source: www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/1893-brisbane-flood

Map shows the extent of the river’s penetration into the streets and blocks of the city, including the city centre where the waters were practically lapping at the Town Hall. Following a week of rain, including a fall of one hundred centimetres in just 24 hours, the Great Flood of 1893 cost 35 lives and swept away the Victoria Bridge. The flood recurred 3 times in two weeks in what came to be called Black February. Brisbane was a booming city of 140,000 citizens at this time. The loss of the Victoria Bridge, cutting the city’s lifeline between north and south, required a ferry service for several years while a replacement bridge was constructed. This map was published by the Irrigation & Water Supply Commission Queensland in 1928, as part of flood mitigation planning, and ongoing fact of life for the beautiful river city. Source: State Library of Queensland australia-prints.myshopify.com/products/greater-brisbane-...

There is a Royal Plate version with less blur - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000319443 - which was used in this online book, 'Hutchinson's Britain Beautiful' Ed. Walter Hutchinson, 1920. See page 361 -
archive.org/details/hutchinsonsbrita01hutc/page/360/mode/2up

Which doesn't help with the date.

Not 100% sure this is the same bridge.
Looking 50 shades of green in June 2015 via Ed Maguire

I see it on the unlinkable 25" map, which is here on Google Maps, in what is now Dún a Rí Forest park.

Yes, there it is on the 6" too.

The NIAH was a reference to a Well at this spot, but the associated info is not online. No date for the bridge.

Class: Well

Townland: CABRA

Scheduled for inclusion in the next revision of the RMP: Yes

Description: The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email nmarchive@chg.gov.ie.

No streetview of the bridge, but here is a photosphere nearby showing steps and a sign for Wishing Well

Someone one way more local will know - but the main road street lamps look vaguely Dublin and that track is very greyhound racing. Is this the old Chapelizod track? I think it was flooded in 1954.

Could it be Chapelizod Sports stadium, where the industrial estate is now?

mikeyashworth Per wikipedia on Chapelizod track: The greyhound racing started on 26 December 1949... The greyhound operation continued until around c.1960. The site was demolished and today is the Chapelizod Industrial Estate

mikeyashworth Well done, it is indeed Chapelizod! The road on the far bank of the Liffey is St. Laurence's Road, and many of the houses are still standing: St. Laurence's Streetview

mikeyashworth Paul McNamara Niall McAuley You are all very quick out of the blocks this Monday morning. Well done Mikey.