Bridge · Ireland
How much did Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge cost to build?
The Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge is the asymmetric cable-stayed bridge that carries the M1 motorway (Dublin to Belfast) over the River Boyne west of Drogheda, with a 95 m reinforced concrete pylon, a main span of 170 m and a tolled four-lane deck, designed by Roughan & O'Donovan for Meath County Council. Construction began in May 2000, the bridge was completed in 2003 and opened to traffic on 9 June 2003, and Roughan & O'Donovan, the designers, list its project value as EUR 35 million, the same figure as in Wikipedia.
Reported project cost
€35 million
Approximately $39.59 million
Cost basis: 2003
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2003
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Key dimensions
- Main spanrod.ie
- 170 m
- HeightRoughan & O'Donovan
- 95 m
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