A bridge in Dublin has been voted Engineering Project of the Year by the Irish public.

The Rosie Hackett Bridge, which links the north and south banks of the River Liffey, scooped the title in an online vote in the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards.

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The bridge by Dublin City Council, Roughan & O'Donovan, Sean Harrington Architects and Graham Projects Ltd is the newest bridge overlooking Dublin's riverscape.

The bridge has set a new standard in the capabilities of structural concrete, far exceeding anything that has been achieved in Ireland before. The span-to-depth ratio achieved on the bridge is said to be a match for anything seen globally, and since it opened, has been the topic of much discussion within the international bridge world.

(CD/JP)