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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
The bridge was named after Samuel Beckett, Nobel Laureate, to complement the sister bridge, James Joyce, located up stream. It is an asymmetric cable-stayed bridge with a length of 123 m and a span of 95 m, having two pedestrian and cycle tracks, two traffic lanes and two lanes dedicated to buses.
Named after the famous Irish writer Samuell Beckett, the bridge was inaugurated in 2009. Despite its exorbitant cost (60 million euros), the bridge not only relieved congestion on Dublin’s streets, but also conveyed an increasingly modern image of the city.
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Dublin’s Samuel Beckett Bridge, designed by internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava cost €60 million and took ten years to complete.
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.
The 120 metre bridge has a cable-stayed, steel box girder structure and the estimated total cost of its construction and installation was €59.95 million. Santiago Calatrava's website says that the architect, "sought inspiration from the shape of a harp - a historical and prominent symbol of Ireland.
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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.
