Timeline

• c800

  Towards the end of the first millennium, Dublin is founded by the Vikings.

• c1000

  At the dawn of the second millennium, Dublin has one bridge, most likely wooden.

• 1816

  The Ha’penny Bridge, Dublin’s first dedicated pedestrian bridge opens.

• 1980s

  The idea of a bridge, at this location, is first mooted.

• 1984

  The East-Link Bridge opens, Dublin’s last Liffey bridge before the Millennium Bridge.

• 1991

  As part of the regeneration of Temple Bar, a Liffey pedestrian bridge, the Wibbly, Wobbly Bridge, is proposed for the area, but is refused planning permission.

• 1997

  Details of the design competition for a Millennium Bridge announced in November.

• 1998

  In June, Howley Harrington Architects, in association with Price & Myers, Consulting Engineers are declared winners of the design competition.

• 1999

  The bridge structure is lifted onto the abutments on the 7th of November.

• 1999

  On December 20th, the Millennium Bridge, Dublin’s second only pedestrian bridge, is opened.

• 2000

  The new millennium first dawns on the island nation of Kiribati in the central Pacific.