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Sunday, May 11, 2008

GATESHEAD MILLENNIUM BRIDGE

The world's first and only tilting bridge!

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 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.www.gateshead.gov.uk

The mix of bridges, this one being the most contemporary and ingenious , makes a very interesting walk or cycle along the River Tyne.





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