SEÃN HARRINGTON ARCHITECTS
Sunday, November 9th 2014: The Rosie Hackett Bridge which links the north and south banks of the River Liffey has been voted Engineering Project of the Year by the Irish public in an online vote in the fifth annual Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards, in association with ESB.
The Rosie Hackett Bridge by Dublin City Council, designed by Roughan & O’Donovan and Seán Harrington Architects and built by Grahams is the newest bridge overlooking Dublin’s riverscape. The graceful structure, with a total depth of only 45.7 centimetres at mid span, just 15 centimetres longer than a standard ruler, connects the north and south of the city centre with two southbound bus lanes, one southbound light rail (LUAS) track, two footpaths and two cycle tracks.
Speaking about the bridge, Tony Dempsey, Chartered Engineer and Director at Roughan and O’Donovan, said the Rosie Hackett Bridge set a new standard in the capabilities of structural concrete, far exceeding anything that has been achieved in this country before. The span to depth ratio achieved on this bridge is a match for anything seen globally and has been the topic of much discussion within the international bridge world since it opened.