Gateshead Millennium Bridge

Completed in 2001 and lifted into position by floating crane, this pedestrian and cycle crossing tilts on six hydraulic rams so that shipping can pass beneath, which is where the local name Blinking Eye comes from. It took the Royal Institute of British Architects award in 2002. The deck carries a cycle lane alongside the footway.

Bridge Structure Type

arch

Movable Bridge Type

tilt

Vertical Layer

1

Wikipedia Link

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateshead_Millennium_Bridge

Category: Culture & History

Tags: 2001, tilting, arch, pedestrian, cycling

Coordinates: 54.9696547, -1.5998384

Part of The bridges over the Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead

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