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.
Although the bridge was built to carry trams, no tram has ever run across it, as the planned line has not been completed. The tram tracks are already embedded in the surface, sitting there in plain sight, waiting for a route that does not yet exist.
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