Editing Drogheda (section)

==Transport, communications and amenities==
[[File:De lacey Bridge 001.jpg|thumb|De Lacey Bridge]]
[[File:Boyne River Bridge, M1 motorway 353105.jpg|thumb|M1 traffic crossing Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge]]
[[File:Boyne and Railway Bridge.JPG|thumb|Railway viaduct over River Boyne]]

===Road links and infrastructure===
Drogheda is located close to the M1 (E1 Euro Route 1) (main [[Dublin]] – [[Belfast]] motorway). The [[Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge]] carries traffic from the M1, across the [[River Boyne]], {{cvt|3|km|spell=in}} west of the town. It was opened on 9 June 2003 and is the longest [[cable-stayed bridge]] in Ireland. The town's postcode, or [[eircode]], is A92.

===Railway===
Drogheda acquired rail links to [[Dublin]] in 1844, [[Navan]] in 1850 and [[Belfast]] in 1852. Passenger services between Drogheda and [[Navan]] were ended in 1958, however the line remains open for freight (Tara Mines/Platin Cement) traffic. In 1966 Drogheda station was renamed "MacBride". [[Drogheda railway station]] opened on 26 May 1844.<ref>{{cite book| first=R.V.J.| last=Butt| title=The Directory of Railway Stations| publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd| year=1995| isbn=1-85260-508-1|pages =82}}</ref>

The station has direct trains on the [[Enterprise (train service)|Enterprise]] northbound to [[Dundalk railway station|Dundalk]], {{stnlnk|Newry}}, {{stnlnk|Portadown}} and [[Belfast Grand Central station|Belfast Grand Central]], and southbound to [[Dublin Connolly]]. 1 Train a day to Belfast skips Drogheda

A wide variety of [[Iarnród Éireann]] commuter services connect southbound to {{stnlnk|Balbriggan}}, {{stnlnk|Malahide}}, {{stnlnk|Howth Junction}}, [[Dublin Connolly]], {{stnlnk|Tara Street}}, [[Dublin Pearse railway station|Dublin Pearse]], [[Dún Laoghaire railway station|Dún Laoghaire]], {{stnlnk|Bray}}, {{stnlnk|Greystones}}, {{stnlnk|Wicklow}}, and [[Wexford]]. The [[Dublin Area Rapid Transit|DART]] is planned to be extended to Drogheda in the late 2020s or 30s as part of the [[Dublin Area Rapid Transit#DART+|DART+]] program.

===Bus transport===
Drogheda's bus station is located on Donore Road. Past [[Bus Éireann]] routes included the 184 to [[Garristown]] and 185 to [[Bellewstown]]. Currently there are buses to [[Monaghan]] and [[Dublin]]