The new pedestrian and cycling bridge across the Corrib is in need of a proper name, and the people of Galway City are being asked to have their say.
The Salmon Weir Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge could bear a name which commemorates an individual or event which is significant to Galway.
Towards that end, a public consultation process has begun and will run for the next month.
The policy and application forms are available online at https://www.galwaycity.ie/civic-naming.
The application process will remain open until 6pm on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
The €7 million bridge which spans approximately 80m across the Corrib was officially opened last May.
The pedestrian bridge features three spans, roughly 10m, 55m and 15m in length respectively, across three waterways.
The bridge crosses Persse’s Distillery River (formally called Mill Race), the Lower River Corrib and Friar’s River (formerly called Waterside canal).
The new bridge, the first to span the Corrib in over 30 years, serves as a focal point for locals and tourists to safely cross the river on foot or by bike.
Plans for the new bridge were in the works for years to ease pressure from the old Salmon Weir bridge, which is unsuited to pedestrians and cyclists due to its narrow paths.
