Douglas Bridge is a small village near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 124. It lies within the Derry City and Strabane area.

The name comes from Irish dúglas 'black stream' and the English bridge. The settlement straddles the boundaries of the townlands of Drumnahoe, Skinboy, and Knockroe. The modern Irish name is Droichead na Dúghlaise.

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The poem "Ballad of Douglas Bridge" by Francis Carlin appears in Anthology of Irish Verse, 1922, by Padraic Colum.

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No damage to Douglas Bridge after brief collision, DOT says Juneau Empire

Douglas Trail Bridge

Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge KGP Design Studio

Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge HNTB

Disused Stations Station