new Liffey bridge
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I see that the new Liffey bridge by Howley Harrington is to cost twice as much as originally thought.
That there are so few bridges spanning the river the ‘North’ / ‘South’ divide in Dublin seems, to me, to be exaserbated. I think that the new bridge, even at double the cost, will go some way towards correcting this. Compared to most of the great rivers that flow through the capitals of Europe the Liffy is a stream. Given this, there is no reason what-so-ever that the Liffy should act as a border zone. Also, given the developments in Smithfield and the HARP project isn’t time we started thinking of Dublin more on an East-West axis.
If it only costs double it will be still better value than the last two Liffey bridges built. How much is Dublin Corporation losing by the gross underestimation of traffic density? I find it strange that everyone at the planning tribunal seems to have forgotten the eastlink.
Its great to see that twice the cost means twice the banality. While it may represent cool understated civil architecture in its paired down modern design , it comes across more as apologetic of its presence and a cheap imitation of the wonderufl Ha’penny bridge.
Yes a bridge is essential. It will direct human traffic away from the main croosing points and allow better accessto these areas on the north side being developed.
BUT DOES IT HAVE TO BE SOOO BORING!!
I see they’re preparing the site for its construction – there are hoardings on the south bank and a floating crane in position…….
Any idea when this is going to be completed?
Wasn’t there a cheaper way to get some new seats for beggars?
Duq
Isnt that a tad negative? The bridge will help open up the areas between Capel Street and Liffey Street. And the Ha’penny bridge is a complete bitch to cross with a pushchair or wheelchair as it is so steep.
Strikes me that the real problem around here is the traffic thundering along the quays. Get rid of that somehow and both banks will knit together considerably better, bridges and all.
I’ve added more details on the bridge design including several computer generated views of it courtesy of Howley Harrington Architects.
The new bridge looks very well – very simple design – deceptively simple I reckon. It looks like the problem of all the steps at the Ha’penny bridge doesnt exis. One question: where do the people go on the north bank. There is no street nearby.
I read somewhere about a development for the north quay, the bridge will channel people through an arch similar to the merchants arch. Could make that part of town fairly interesting. As for the bridge, you don’t want it to over power the H’Penny. The detail seems to be good. But I can see fistycuffs with the bottle necks that this board walk will cause as it comes to each bridge.
I assume the walkway will just stop, forcing pedestrians back out onto the footpath before starting again after the bridges.
The metal structure is spoanning the Liffey today……
BTW is the Corpo still going to create a new street on the north bank opposite the bridge?
there she goes…..
http://images.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/1199/dmd1108.jpg
There was a very good article by Shane O’Toole is yesterday’s edition of The Sunday Times about the bridge.
The bridge is going to be a great addition to the city. Must be weird for the architect, knowing that he’s making a serious impact on the fabric of the city – river crossings are always important.
Saw the article and the link to archeire!
I read that the architect said that this bridge “must have a conversation with the ha’penny bridge”
What DOES this mean?
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