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The bridge, which cost €60 million, is named for Irish writer Samuel Beckett (1906–1989). It was officially opened to pedestrians on 10 December 2009 by Dublin Lord Mayor, Emer Costello and to road traffic at 7 am the following day. The bridge won Engineers Ireland's 'Engineering Project of the Year' in 2010. Criticism
Span. 95 m. Pylons. 1. Cost. 39 million € Location. Dublin, Ireland. Introduction. The Samuel Beckett Bridge is one of the many bridges that crosses over the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. It joins Sir John Rogerson’s Quay on the south side to Guild Street and North Wall Quay in the Docklands area.
As the Samuel Beckett Bridge is a swing bridge, two main conditions needed to be designed for. the bridge in the ‘open position’, with no vehicular loading and no support at the ends. the bridge in the ‘closed position’, subject to live loadings and support at the embankments (see Figure 3).
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The Samuel Beckett Bridge by architect Santiago Calatrava was built in Dublin, Ireland in 2007-2009.
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The Samuel Beckett bridge is a cable stayed, steel box girder structure with a span of 123m over the Liffey. Designed by Santiago Calatrava in conjunction with Roughan O’Donovan (Dublin); the bridge was built by Graham Hollandia Joint Venture Contractors.
Dublin’s Samuel Beckett Bridge, designed by internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava cost €60 million and took ten years to complete.
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The Samuel Beckett Bridge was co-funded by Dublin City Council, the Dublin Docklands Authority and the Department of Environment, Heritage and Culture. The cost, including approach road upgrades, was €60 million.
