The Living Bridge, Pedestrian bridge at University of Limerick, Ireland.

The Living Bridge is a pedestrian structure at the University of Limerick that spans about 350 meters across the River Shannon, linking five separate segments together. The structure curves through natural wooded islands in the river and rests on two underslung support cables.

Designed by Arup Engineers with Wilkinson Eyre Architects, the bridge was built by Eiffel Constructions Métalliques under a public-private partnership and completed in November 2007 at a cost of €12 million. In 2008 it won RIBA and Institution of Structural Engineers awards, and France's steel construction syndicate named it the most beautiful steel bridge.

The bridge was conceived by Arup Engineers and Wilkinson Eyre Architects as social and cultural space, so pedestrians would rest a while along its gently curved deck. Its Irish name is An Droichead Beo. In 2008 the French Steel Construction Syndicate named it the most beautiful steel work in the bridges category.

The deck is carried by two underslung catenary cables, and the gently curved route links the University of Limerick's County Limerick and County Clare grounds. The crossing is for pedestrians only, so walkers share the full 350-metre span without vehicle traffic. Wooded islands in the wide, shallow river stand beside the piers and change the view along the way.

The bridge won the 2008 Structural Awards in the pedestrian bridges category and was named most beautiful steel structure in the bridges category by the French Steel Construction Syndicate that same year. It was built by Eiffel Constructions Metalliques, the firm descended from Gustave Eiffel's company, under a public-private partnership.