Rosie Hackett Bridge

Rosie Hackett Bridge

Droichead Róise Haicéid
Rosie Hackett Bridge in June 2018
The bridge, with pedestrians, in 2018
Coordinates53°20′53″N 6°15′25″W / 53.348°N 6.257°W / 53.348; -6.257
CrossesRiver Liffey
LocaleDublin, Ireland
Named forRosie Hackett, an Irish trade union leader known for being co-founder of the Irish Women Workers' Union
Preceded byO'Connell Bridge
Followed byButt Bridge
Characteristics
Total length48 metres (157 ft)
Width26 metres (85 ft)[1]
No. of spansSingle span
History
Construction start2011
Construction end20 May 2014 (2014-05-20)
Location
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The Rosie Hackett Bridge (Irish: Droichead Róise Haicéid)[2] is a road and tram bridge in Dublin, Ireland, which opened on 20 May 2014.[3][1] Spanning the River Liffey and joining Marlborough Street to Hawkins Street,[4] it is used solely by public transport, taxis, cyclists and pedestrians. It is 26 metres wide and 48 metres long,[5] and is a single span, smooth concrete structure, with the underside of the bridge designed to be as high above the water as possible so that river traffic is not impeded.[6] It was built to carry the extended Luas Green line,[7] and was budgeted at €15 million.[8] It is named for trade unionist Rosie Hackett (1893–1976).[9]

  1. ^ a b "Rosie Hackett Bridge". Bridges of Dublin. Dublin City Council. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Droichead Róise Haicéid". Placenames Commission. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Rosie Hackett Bridge to open at 6am tomorrow". Irish Times Newspaper. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Liffey bridge to be named after Lockout activist Rosie Hackett". Irish Times. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Marlborough Street Bridge Synopsis" (PDF). Dublin City Council. August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Marlborough Street Public Transport Priority Bridge". Dublin City Council. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Marlborough Street Bridge". transportfordublin.ie. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Do we need €15m Liffey bridge?". Evening Herald. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  9. ^ "New Liffey bridge to be named after activist Rosie Hackett". RTÉ News. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.

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