Rosie Hackett Bridge, Public transport bridge in central Dublin, Ireland.
The Rosie Hackett Bridge is a crossing over the River Liffey in central Dublin, open to pedestrians, cyclists, buses, and taxis. The deck is divided into clearly marked lanes for each type of user, with railings and surfaces made from stainless steel and granite.
The bridge opened in 2014 and was the first new crossing built over the Liffey in central Dublin in more than a decade. It was planned from the start to accommodate a future tram line running through the city centre.
The bridge is named after Rosie Hackett, a Dublin factory worker and trade union organizer who stood up for workers' rights in the early 1900s. Her name sits at the heart of the city, seen by everyone who crosses the Liffey on foot each day.
The bridge sits close to O'Connell Street and the main bus station, making it easy to reach from most parts of the city centre on foot. It works well as a starting point for exploring the north bank of the Liffey and the streets leading off it.
The Luas Green Line trams began crossing the bridge on 9 December 2017, three and a half years after it opened. The bridge had been designed and built for that line from the start, and its deck carries the tracks between Marlborough Street and Hawkins Street.
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