Gateshead Millennium Bridge
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Gateshead Millennium Bridge – the world’s first and only tilting bridge!
Linking developments on both sides of the river is the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. A stunning pedestrian and cycle bridge which operates like the giant lid of an eye slowly opening, forming an arch under which ships can pass.
Designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and engineered by Gifford, the bridge takes its place at the end of a line of distinguished bridges across the River Tyne, including the Tyne Bridge and Robert Stephenson’s High Level Bridge.
Linking Gateshead with Newcastle via Gateshead Quays (described as one of the best places in Europe by Tony Blair) and Newcastle’s Quayside, the bridge not only serves a functional purpose as the River Tyne’s only foot and cycle bridge, but its grace and engineering attract people from all over the world.
See the bridge tilt!
Gateshead Millennium Bridge will be opening daily at 12 Noon each day during the summer to allow tourists and sightseers visiting Tyneside to witness the unique 800 tonne bridge in action.
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