Samuel Beckett Bridge
Coordinates: 53 ° 20 ′ 49 ″ N , 6 ° 14 ′ 29 ″ W.
| Samuel Beckett Bridge Droichead Samuel Beckett |
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Crossing of | Liffey | |
| place | Dublin , Ireland | |
| construction | Cable-stayed bridge (as a swing bridge ) | |
| overall length | 120 m | |
| height | 48 m | |
| building-costs | 59.95 million euros | |
| start of building | May 2007 | |
| opening | December 11, 2009 | |
| architect | Santiago Calatrava | |
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The Samuel Beckett Bridge ( Irish : Droichead Samuel Beckett ) is a cable-stayed bridge over the River Liffey in the Irish capital, Dublin . The 120 meter long and 48 meter high bridge construction is named after the Irish writer Samuel Beckett and connects Macken Street on the south side of the river with Guild Street and the Docklands in the north.
Design and construction
The design comes from the Spanish architect and civil engineer Santiago Calatrava , who also designed the James Joyce Bridge , which was completed in Dublin in 2003 .
The Samuel Beckett Bridge was designed by Calatrava as a cable-stayed bridge. The pylon over which the bridge is guyed is an inclined, curved steel box girder that tapers towards the end. Due to its asymmetrical arrangement, the only foundation on which the bridge is pivoted is outside the fairway . When the bridge is swiveled by 90 degrees, there is enough space for passing ships.
The deck of the bridge is designed for four car lanes and two pedestrian and bicycle lanes and is suspended with 25 ropes from the 48 meter high, curved pylon in the bridge axis. The pylon itself is anchored with six ropes at an angle to the bridge axis.
The bridge as a whole is reminiscent of a harp lying on its side . The harp is a well-known symbol of Ireland and can also be found on Irish euro coins, for example .
Manufacture and installation
Since the bridge has to act like a single component to rotate, it was also possible to prefabricate it as such a component and transport it to the actual installation site by ship.
The bridge was in Rotterdam by the company Hollandia fabricated and then within about five days on a 90 m × 29 m large pontoon driven to Dublin and there floated .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f dbz.de - A harp for Dublin
- ↑ a b c dublincity.ie - Samuel Beckett Bridge ( English )
- ↑ logainm.ie - Placenames Database of Ireland (English / Irish)
- ↑ ddda.ie - Samuel Beckett Bridge ( English ) ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
