The Jim Stynes Bridge is a

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over the

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at Docklands precinct in

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. The new bridge provides a vital link for pedestrians, cyclists and commuters between the

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, and the key precincts of Docklands and Northbank. Designed as a horizontal suspension bridge, it arcs out 30 metres over the river and creates the illusion it is hovering unsupported above it, passing under the

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. The bridge was named after

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, a prominent Ireland-born player of

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who died in 2012. Two bronze plaques outlining Stynes' achievements are installed at each end of the bridge.

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