The Haulover Creek used to be navigated by a ferry boat which usually consisted of a canoe or pitpan. Then in 1807 a wooden bridge was constructed. The bridge ws composed of timbers resting on piles of imperishable wood, coppered and well secured with balustrades. The span was about 220 feet and 20 feet wide. It was of a similar construction as Wexford and Waterford bridges erected by a celebrated American architect---Samuel Cox.[1][2]