▁lit ▁by ▁orn ate ▁lamp ▁standards ▁also ▁in ▁cast ▁iron . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁re open ed ▁as ▁Gr attan ▁Bridge ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁being ▁named ▁after ▁Henry ▁Gr attan ▁MP ▁( 1 7 4 6 - 1 8 2 0 ). ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁development ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 / 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁Dublin ▁City ▁Council , ▁planned ▁and ▁built ▁what ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" Europe an - style ▁book ▁market " ▁on ▁Gr attan ▁Bridge . ▁The ▁initi ative ▁included ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁deck , ▁with ▁gran ite ▁p aving ▁for ▁the ▁foot paths ▁and ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁ben ches ▁with ▁wooden ▁seats ▁and ▁t ough ened ▁glass ▁back s . ▁▁ ▁Following ▁this ▁development , ▁several ▁temporary ▁k ios ks ▁( p ref ab ric ated ▁in ▁Spain ) ▁were ▁controvers ial ly ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁bridge , ▁to ▁create ▁" a ▁contemporary ▁version ▁of ▁an ▁inhab ited ▁bridge , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁P onte ▁Vec chio ▁in ▁Florence ". ▁These ▁k ios ks ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁removed . ▁ ▁N omen cl ature ▁As ▁is ▁tradition ▁among ▁Dublin ers , ▁the ▁name ▁used ▁locally ▁for ▁the ▁bridge ▁will ▁vary ▁from ▁Cap el ▁Street ▁Bridge , ▁to ▁Gr attan ▁Bridge ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁Es sex ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B rid ges ▁in ▁Dublin ▁( city ) ▁Category : B rid ges ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 3 ▁Category : 1 7 5