The Samuel Beckett Bridge crosses the River Liffey in Dublin's Docklands, joining Sir John Rogerson's Quay to Guild Street and North Wall Quay. Santiago Calatrava designed it, with civil and structural engineering by Roughan & O'Donovan. The article names no owner or client and no style. Graham Hollandia Joint Venture built it, and Hollandia fabricated the steel in Rotterdam.
Construction began in 2007. The bridge opened to pedestrians on December 10, 2009 and to road traffic the next day. It is a cable-stayed swing bridge, 120 meters (390 feet) long, with a tapered tubular steel spar 48 meters (157 feet) high and 31 cable stays. It carries four traffic lanes and two pedestrian lanes.
The deck swings through 90 degrees to let ships pass. The spar and cables are said to resemble a harp. It cost €60 million.
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