Seán O'Casey Bridge (Irish: Droichead Sheáin Uí Chathasaigh)[1] is a pedestrian swingbridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland, joining City Quay in the Grand Canal Docks area to North Wall Quay and the IFSC.[2]
Seán O'Casey Bridge Droichead Sheáin Uí Chathasaigh | |
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 Seán O'Casey Bridge, Dublin | |
| Coordinates | 53°20′50″N 6°14′53″W / 53.3473°N 6.2480°W |
| Crosses | River Liffey |
| Locale | Dublin, Ireland |
| Preceded by | Talbot Memorial Bridge |
| Followed by | Samuel Beckett Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed swing bridge |
| Total length | 97.61 metres (320.2 ft) |
| Width | 4.54 metres (14.9 ft) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| History | |
| Designer | Brian O'Hallaran & Assoc (Architects), O'Connor Sutton Cronin (Engineers) |
| Opened | 13 July 2005 |
| Location | |
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Designed by architect Cyril O'Neill and O'Connor Sutton Cronin Consulting Engineers[3] (for which they won an Institution of Structural Engineers Award for Pedestrian Bridges in 2006),[4] the bridge was built in 2005 as part of a large-scale urban renewal scheme under the Dublin Docklands Development Authority to link the north and south quays and rejuvenate both. The swing bridge spans approximately 100 metres and has two balanced cantilever arms that swing open to permit boats to pass upriver. Around 2010 the remote control that operates the swing bridge was misplaced, and the bridge was unable to be opened until a new remote controller was reprogrammed in 2014.[5]
The bridge was opened by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in July 2005. It is named after the playwright and Irish Citizen Army member Seán O'Casey (1880–1964) who lived in the North Wall area of the city.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Droichead Sheáin Uí Chathasaigh / Sean O'Casey Bridge". Database of Placenames' Commission. Logainm.ie. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ a b "New Sean O'Casey Bridge Opens in Dublin's Docklands". DDDA.ie. Dublin Docklands Development Authority. 2005. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Sean O'Casey Bridge". Architecture of Dublin City. Archiseek. 2010.
- ^ "IStructE Award for Pedestrian Bridges 2006 - Winner". Institution of Structural Engineers. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
- ^ Brophy, Daragh (12 October 2014). "The Celtic Tiger bridge that wouldn't open because of a lost remote control". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 29 December 2019.