Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge | |
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Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 52°21′24″N 6°59′32″W / 52.3567°N 6.9923°W |
| Carries | N25 road |
| Crosses | River Barrow |
| Locale | Glenmore |
| Official name | Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge |
| Maintained by | BAM Civil and Iridium |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Extradosed bridge |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 887 metres (2,910 ft) |
| Longest span | 230 metres (750 ft) |
| No. of spans | 9 |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| Clearance above | 36 metres (118 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | ARUP and Carlos Fernandez Casado SL |
| Construction start | 2016 |
| Construction end | December 2019 |
| Opened | 30 January 2020 |
| Location | |
The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge is an extradosed bridge over the River Barrow in Ireland. It was built as part of the N25 New Ross Bypass, and was officially opened on 29 January 2020 by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and opened to traffic on 30 January 2020, becoming Ireland's longest bridge. The bridge received in 2021 an Outstanding Structure Award from the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering.