The Peace Bridge, Derry, Ireland
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N 54° 59.877 W 007° 19.073
29U E 607602 N 6095857
Open in 2011, this unique pedestrian suspension bridge crosses the Foyle River uniting the Republic of Ireland with the United Kingdom.
Waymark Code: WMF8WK
Location: Ulster, Ireland
Date Posted: 09/11/2012
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The Peace Bridge is a unique suspension bridge linking Ebrington Square with the rest of the city of Derry. The entire article is as follows and is quoted directly from Wikipedia:
"The Peace Bridge is a cycle and footbridge bridge across the River Foyle in Derry, Northern Ireland, which opened on 25 June 2011, connecting Ebrington Square with the rest of the city centre. It is the newest of three bridges in the city, the others being the Craigavon Bridge and the Foyle Bridge. It was opened to the public by EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn. Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness, the First and deputy First Ministers together with the Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny, who was also present.
It was intended to bring the largely unionist East Derry closer to the largely nationalist West Derry, South Derry and the City Centre. North Derry lies distant from the bridge. It also aims to improve access for people into each half of the city centre as part of wider regeneration plans.
The bridge was funded jointly by the Department for Social Development (NI), the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government along with matching funding, totally £14 million, from the SEUPB Peace III programme. The 235 metre bridge was designed by Wilkinson Eyre, who also designed the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
The Peace Bridge is also a railway overbridge crossing the line approaching Waterside station."
The previous information has been quoted from Wikipedia.
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