James Joyce Bridge

{{Short description|Bridge over the River Liffey in Ireland}}

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{{Infobox bridge

|bridge_name = James Joyce Bridge

|native_name = Droichead James Joyce

|native_name_lang = Irish

|image = James Joyce Bridge.jpg

|image_size = 270

|alt = James Joyce Bridge - looking downstream

|caption = James Joyce Bridge - looking downstream

|crosses = River Liffey

|carries = Road and pedestrian traffic

|locale = Dublin, Ireland

|designer = Santiago Calatrava

|preceded = Rory O'More Bridge

|followed = Mellows Bridge

|design = Tied-arch bridge

|material = Steel, glass

|length = 40m

|width = 30m

|height =

|spans = 1

|builder = Irishenco, Harland and Wolff

|open = 16 June 2003 (Bloomsday)

|coordinates = {{coord|53.34667|-6.2825|display=inline,title}}

}}

James Joyce Bridge ({{Irish place name|Droichead James Joyce|no_translate=yes}}{{cite web|url= http://www.logainm.ie/1167146.aspx | publisher= Logainm.ie | work = Irish Placenames Commission | title= Droichead James Joyce / James Joyce Bridge |accessdate= 5 December 2016 }}) is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland, joining the south quays to Blackhall Place on the north side.

Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, it is a single-span structural steel design, 40 m (131 ft) long.{{cite report| url= http://www.berthamilton.com/13329.pdf| title= Project history of Dublin's River Liffey bridges| work= Bridge Engineering 156 Issue BE4| publisher= Phillips & Hamilton| access-date= 21 December 2007| archive-date= 12 August 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170812060126/http://www.berthamilton.com/13329.pdf| url-status= dead}} The deck is supported from two outward angled arches, the silhouette of which is sometimes compared to the shape of an open book.{{Cite web |last=Hugh O'Donnell |first=Nathan |title=Riverrun |url=https://www.drb.ie/essays/riverrun |publisher=Dublin Review of Books |date=4 November 2013 |accessdate=13 April 2020}}

The bridge was built by Irishenco Construction, using pre-fabricated steel sections from Harland and Wolff of Belfast.

The bridge is named for the famous Dublin author James Joyce (1882–1941), and was opened on 16 June 2003 (Bloomsday).{{cite web|url= http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2003/0616/breaking53.htm | title= Bloomsday sees James Joyce Bridge open | publisher= Irish Times | date= 16 June 2003}} Joyce's short story "The Dead" is set in Number 15 Usher's Island,{{cite web|url=http://www.jamesjoycehouse.com/ |publisher=Jamesjoycehouse.com |title=James Joyce House - 15 Usher's Island Dublin |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206104004/http://www.jamesjoycehouse.com/ |archivedate= 6 February 2007 |url-status=dead }} the house facing the bridge on the south side.{{cite web|url=http://two.archiseek.com/2010/2003-james-joyce-bridge-dublin/ |publisher=Archiseek.com |title=James Joyce Bridge |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725081724/http://two.archiseek.com/2010/2003-james-joyce-bridge-dublin |archivedate=25 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}