Samuel Beckett Bridge

Samuel Beckett Bridge (Irish: Droichead Samuel Beckett) is a cable-stayed swingbridge in Dublin, Ireland[2] that joins Sir John Rogerson's Quay on the south side of the River Liffey to Guild Street and North Wall Quay in the Docklands area.

[5] Constructed by a "Graham Hollandia Joint Venture",[3] the main span of the Samuel Beckett Bridge is supported by 31 cable stays from a doubly back-stayed single forward arc tubular tapered spar, with decking provided for four traffic and two pedestrian lanes.

[8] The steel span of the bridge was transferred from the Hollandia wharf in Krimpen aan den IJssel on 3 May 2009,[7][9] with support from specialist transport company ALE Heavylift.

[citation needed] The bridge, which cost €60 million,[10] is named for Irish writer Samuel Beckett (1906–1989).

It was officially opened to pedestrians on 10 December 2009 by Dublin Lord Mayor, Emer Costello[1][11] and to road traffic at 7 am the following day.

The main steel structure arriving by barge, May 2009
The forward curved pylon with 31 cable stays and two back stays