Samuel Beckett Bridge

The Dublin City Council commissioned Samuel Beckett Bridge successfully passed through the East Link Bridge on 13th May 2009.

The bridge was successfully mounted on its central support pier on 20th May.

The bridge opened to vehicle traffic on the 11th December at 7am.

• Click here for the traffic arrangements in place for the area surrounding the bridge
• Click here for the turn restrictions associated with the Samuel Beckett Bridge
  
   

Beckett beckons from maritime gateway

• Read the brochure on the Samuel Beckett Bridge
• Read the US Press Release from Calatrava's Office
• Read the fact sheet on the Samuel Beckett Bridge

Dr. Santiago Calatrava – the bridge’s designer

• Find out more about the bridge’s designer- the internationally renowned architect and engineer Dr. Santiago Calatrava

Key dates

• The bridge opens on the 11th December 2009. Check the key dates between the bridge’s arrival and opening

Download photos here

	Silhouette of Bridge
	Samuel Beckett Bridge with Conference Centre
	Samuel Beckett Bridge
	Samuel Beckett Bridge – computer generated image of bridge in place
	Samuel Beckett Bridge – photo of bridge superstructure in Rotterdam
	Samuel Beckett Bridge – photo of bridge superstructure Leaving Rotterdam
	Samuel Beckett Bridge – photo of bridge superstructure in Rotterdam
	Samuel Beckett Bridge – photo of bridge superstructure in Rotterdam
	Dr. Santiago Calatrava Valls the bridge’s designer
	James Joyce Bridge – Dublin’s first Calatrava bridge
	City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia – one of Calatrava’s most renowned creations
	Samuel Beckett Bridge/PublishingImages/Samuel Beckett Bridge Float-in Operation