The Irish capital city of Dublin is situated on both banks of the river Liffey, and, of course, a city cannot exist without bridges. Bridges are an important part of not only the history and life of the city, but the city's architecture. This can be said about how the oldest bridge of Dublin – bridge father Matthew, which was built simultaneously with the city for a long time and was simply called the Dublin bridge", because was the only one in town, and about a bridge, which appeared relatively recently.

A beautiful example of modern architecture that combines modern technology and respect for the historical traditions – a bridge Samuel Beckett. The construction of the bridge began in 1998 and opened in 2009. The author of the project of the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The length of the bridge is 120 m, beam 48 m, is four lanes for vehicles and two footpaths. This cable-stayed bridge type, 31 where the steel cable is connected to the main pole. Bow-shaped pylon and steel cables, strung at an angle, resembling a harp – a symbol of Ireland. At the base of the pylon is a rotating mechanism that rotates the axle rotated 90 degrees, ensuring the passage of vessels. The steel structure of the bridge were manufactured in Holland by the same company that was involved in the construction of the London Eye, a giant Ferris wheel.

The bridge is named after the famous Irish writer Samuel Beckett, novelist and playwright. Despite the fact that Beckett wrote in English and French, he is considered a national writer and a classic of Irish literature.