Seán O'Casey Bridge

Seán O'Casey Bridge (irish place name|Droichead Sheán Uí Chathasaigh) is a pedestrian drawbridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, joining City Quay in the Grand Canal Docks area to North Wall Quay and the IFSC. [http://www.ddda.ie/index.jsp?aID=190&nID=244&pID=105 Dublin Docklands Development Authority - "New Sean O'Casey Bridge Opens in Dublin's Docklands"] ]

Designed by architect Cyril O'Neill and O'Connor Sutton Cronin Consulting Engineers [http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/bridges/seanocasey.html Irish-Architecture.com entry - Sean O'Casey Bridge] ] (for which they won the IStructE Award for Pedestrian Bridges in 2006), [ [http://www.istructe.org/StructuralAwards/2006/Pedestrian_Bridges_06a.asp IStructE Award for Pedestrian Bridges 2006 - Winner] ] the bridge was built in 2005 as part of a large-scale urban renewal scheme under the Dublin Docklands Development Authority to link the north and south quays and rejuvenate both. The swing bridge spans approximately 100 metres and has two balanced cantilever arms that swing open to permit boats to pass up river.

The bridge was opened by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in July 2005. It is named for the playwright Seán O'Casey (1880–1964) who lived in the North Wall area of the city.

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