The Samuel Beckett Bridge is the penultimate bridge when walking towards the mouth of the Liffey.
It is worth the walk, for the striking design is more
impressive up-close.
This art work is therefore 1 km long and was installed in
2006.
The artist is called Rachel Joynt, an Irish sculptor, she has also made the metal footprints located on the ground at the southern end of O’Connell Bridge – I used one of my photo as the background for this blog (see the post: http://picturesofdubhlinn.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/oconnell-bridge.html)
Scherzer rolling lift bridges >
http://picturesofdubhlinn.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/docklands.html
“Words are all we have…”
Speak for yourself, Sam.
Yes Beckett was a true original, but I never felt any
emotional involvement with his work… I am still waiting for… 😈
The Samuel Beckett Bridge is a cable-stay bridge, here the river is wider and the bridge is 120 metres long.
Opened in 2009, it was designed by the Spaniard Santiago
Calatrava, who had designed the 2003 James Joyce Bridge further up the river
(http://picturesofdubhlinn.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/james-joyce-bridge-four-courts.html)
The Samuel Beckett Bridge is a “single-sided forward curved back-stayed pylon, evoking a harp.” There are 31 cables.
Calatrava has in fact pioneered this style, called a cantilever
spar cable-stayed bridge – the spar is the pylon. It swings through 90° horizontally,
to let boats pass.
‘The Remarkable Rocket’
was written by Oscar Wilde…
No Oscar Wilde Bridge yet…
^ A panoramic view of the whole length of the Samuel
Beckett Bridge, facing the estuary of the Liffey.
The Convention Centre Dublin on the north bank
The Diving Bell on the south bank
^ Liberty Hall, Custom House and The Spire
http://picturesofdubhlinn.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/custom-house.html
http://picturesofdubhlinn.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/oconnell-street.html
http://picturesofdubhlinn.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/oconnell-street.html
This bridge is a road and pedestrian bridge. It is rather wide with 2 double lanes of traffic, while the pedestrians share a separate set of lanes with cyclists, on either side.
As things stand in Dublin, the traffic is horrendous and
it is nearly impossible to take a photo without a dozen cars or a throng of fast
moving people in it.
But I tried.