James Joyce Bridge
| James Joyce Bridge Droichead James Joyce | |
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James Joyce Bridge - looking downstream | |
| Coordinates | 53°20′48″N 6°16′57″W / 53.34667°N 6.2825°WCoordinates: 53°20′48″N 6°16′57″W / 53.34667°N 6.2825°W |
| Carries | Road and pedestrian traffic |
| Crosses | River Liffey |
| Locale | Dublin |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Tied-arch bridge |
| Material | Steel, glass |
| Total length | 40m |
| Width | 30m |
| Number of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | Santiago Calatrava |
| Constructed by | Irishenco, Harland and Wolff |
| Opened | 16 June 2003 (Bloomsday) |
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 16 June 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]
References
- ↑ Entry on official Placenames Commission site
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Project history of Dublin’s River Liffey bridges" Bridge Engineering 156 Issue BE4, Phillips & Hamilton
- ↑ Bloomsday sees James Joyce Bridge open - Irish Times - 16 June 2003
- ↑ James Joyce House - 15 Usher's Island Dublin
- ↑ Archiseek.com entry - James Joyce Bridge
Detail of the bridge. 15 Usher's Island is the redbrick house obscured by the arch.
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