| James Joyce Bridge Droichead James Joyce |
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James Joyce Bridge - looking downstream |
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| Carries | Road and pedestrian traffic |
| Crosses | River Liffey |
| Locale | Dublin |
| Designer | Santiago Calatrava |
| Design | Tied-arch bridge |
| Material | Steel, glass |
| Total length | 40m |
| Width | 30m |
| Number of spans | 1 |
| Constructed by | Irishenco, Harland and Wolff |
| Opened | Bloomsday 2003 |
James Joyce Bridge (Irish: Droichead James Joyce[1]) is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland, joining the south quays to Blackhall Place on the north side.
Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, it is a single-span structural steel design, 40 m (131 ft) long, with the deck supported from two outward angled arches.[2]
The bridge was built by Irishenco Construction, using pre-fabricated steel sections from Harland and Wolff of Belfast.[2]
The bridge is named for the famous Dublin author James Joyce, and was opened on June 16, 2003 (Bloomsday).[3] Joyce's short story "The Dead" is set in Number 15 Usher's Island,[4] the house facing the bridge on the south side.[5]
In the film Inside I'm Dancing the character Rory jokingly complains the edge is too high preventing him from throwing himself off the bridge while in his wheelchair.
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