2018

O1534 : Millennium Bridge

taken 7 years ago, near to Dublin, Ireland

Millennium Bridge
Millennium Bridge
Millennium Bridge

The Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, joining Eustace Street in Temple Bar to the north quays.
Installed in December 1999, 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.
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.
The Millennium Bridge is neighbour to the much older pedestrian Ha'penny Bridge to the east, and Grattan Bridge to the west.

River Liffey

The River Liffey flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac. The river supplies much of Dublin's water and a range of recreational activities. It rises in The Wicklow Mountains and flows 125km.


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O1534, 711 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 3 August, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 3 February, 2019
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! O 155 342 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:20.7596N 6:15.9071W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! O 157 342
View Direction
WEST (about 270 degrees)
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