Millennium Bridge (Dublin)
| Millennium Bridge Droichead na Mílaoise | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 53°20′46″N 6°15′54″W / 53.346°N 6.265°WCoordinates: 53°20′46″N 6°15′54″W / 53.346°N 6.265°W |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Liffey |
| Locale | Dublin |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Steel and concrete[1] |
| Total length | 51 m (41 m span)[1] |
| Width | ~4m |
| Number of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | Howley Harrington (architects), Price & Myers (engineers) |
| Constructed by | Ascon (contractor), Thompson Engineering (steel structure), Banagher Concrete (abutments) |
| Opened | 1999 |
The Millennium Bridge (Irish: Droichead na Mílaoise) is a pedestrian bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, joining Eustace Street in Temple Bar to the north quays.
Installed in December 1999,[1] to commemorate the new millennium (2000), the span was actually constructed 80 km from Dublin - in Carlow - as a portal frame structure made up of a slender steel truss and resting on reinforced concrete haunches.[2]
The bridge was designed by Howley Harrington Architects, with Price & Myers as consulting engineers. The concrete base and steel structure for the bridge were provided by two firms from Carlow: Formwork 2000+ and Thompson Engineering respectively.[3]
The Millennium Bridge is neighbour to the much older pedestrian Ha'penny Bridge to the east, and Grattan Bridge to the west.
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