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Structure-ID: s0006045
Created on: 10/07/02
Modified on: 01/11/09


Samuel Beckett Bridge

Macken Street Bridge
Construction phase: 2006 - 2010
Status: under construction
Address: Macken Street
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Crosses: Liffey
Samuel Beckett Bridge being shipped from the Netherlands to Dublin
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Structural Type:
Cable-stayed bridge
Swing bridge
Function / usage:
Road bridge

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer Santiago Calatrava Valls

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Design Santiago Calatrava SA
Steel construction Hollandia b.v.
Concrete construction Graham

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Dimensions
  height 48 m
  span 123 m
deck   deck width 28 - 33 m
Quantities used in construction
  structural steel 2 600 t
  ballast 2 800 t

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External Linkarchiseek: Samuel Beckett Bridge to open in 2008 English
External LinkNieuwsblad Transport: Bijzonder brugtransport Dutch / Flemish

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* Dublin receives dramatic deck delivery, in "Bridge Update", June 2009, n. 84 .

 
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