Width 30m Total length 40 m Bridge type Tied-arch bridge | Material Steel, glass Opened 16 June 2003 Province Leinster | |
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Carries Road and pedestrian traffic Similar Samuel Beckett Bridge, Rory O'More Bridge, Mellows Bridge, Seán O'Casey Bridge, Frank Sherwin Bridge | ||
James Joyce Bridge (Irish: Droichead James Joyce) 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.
The bridge was built by Irishenco Construction, using pre-fabricated steel sections from Harland and Wolff of Belfast.
The bridge is named for the famous Dublin author James Joyce, and was opened on 16 June 2003 (Bloomsday). Joyce's short story "The Dead" is set in Number 15 Usher's Island, the house facing the bridge on the south side.
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