Millennium Bridge, Pedestrian bridge over River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland
Millennium Bridge is a narrow steel footbridge over the River Liffey in Dublin, connecting Eustace Street in Temple Bar to the north quays. It is around 51 m (167 ft) long and 4 m (13 ft) wide, supported by cable stays that give it a flat, open profile.
The bridge opened in December 1999, just before Dublin entered the new millennium, and was part of a wider effort to improve pedestrian crossings along the river. It replaced an older footbridge that had stood at roughly the same spot.
The bridge links Temple Bar, packed with bars, galleries, and restaurants, to the north bank of the Liffey. Crossing it on foot takes only a moment, but the two sides feel like different parts of the city.
The bridge is open at all hours and free to use, with no restrictions for people on foot. It is easy to spot from the riverbank, as it sits in a busy stretch between the south and north quays.
All parts of the bridge were made in Ireland, with the concrete abutments produced in Carlow and the steel structure built by Thompson Engineering in the same county. This makes it one of the few crossings in Dublin fabricated entirely within a single Irish county.
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