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The
Peace
Bridge
is
a
cycle
and
foot
connect
across
the
River
Foyle
in
Derry,
Northern
Ireland.
It
opened
on
25
June
2011,
interfacing
Ebrington
Square
with
the
remainder
of
the
downtown
area.
It
is
the
most
up
to
date
of
three
extensions
in
the
city,
the
others
being
the
Craigavon
Bridge
and
the
Foyle
Bridge.
The
235
meters
(771
ft)
connect
was
planned
by
AECOM,
who
likewise
planned
the
Sutong
Yangtze
River
Bridge,
and
Wilkinson
Eyre
Architects,
who
additionally
planned
the
Gateshead
Millennium
Bridge.
A
perspective
on
the
Peace
Bridge
showing
the
two
sides
of
the
stream
and
a
passing
train
The
extension
was
opened
to
general
society
by
EU
Commissioner
for
Regional
Policy,
Johannes
Hahn;
joined
by
the
First
and
representative
First
Ministers,
Peter
Robinson
and
Martin
McGuinness;
and
the
Irish
Taoiseach
Enda
Kenny.
It
is
planned
to
further
develop
relations
between
the
to
a
great
extent
unionist
'Waterside'
on
the
east
manage
an
account
with
the
to
a
great
extent
patriot
'Cityside'
on
the
west
bank,
by
further
developing
access
between
these
spaces,
as
a
component
of
more
extensive
recovery
plans.
The
scaffold
additionally
gives
a
getting
over
the
railroad
line
moving
toward
Waterside
station.
The
asymetrical
connect,
which
is
235
m
(770
ft)
long
and
4
m
(13
ft)
meter
wide,
is
upheld
by
two
slanting
columns
and
represents
a
meeting
up
of
the
two
networks.
Its
bended
pathway,
track
and
cycleway
connect
the
Guildhall,
in
the
focal
point
of
the
city,
with
Ebrington
Square
in
the
Waterside
region,
and
St.
Columb's
Park.
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