James Joyce Bridge
| 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 |
| 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 |
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]
[edit] Cultural references
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.
[edit] References
- ^ Entry on official Placenames Commission site
- ^ a b "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
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