 View of the bridge at night from the Newcastle side
 Gateshead Millennium Bridge when cars had been put in the River Tyne as part of Artwork. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cycle bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead on the south bank, and Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank. The award-winning structure was conceived by architects Wilkinson Eyre[1], with structural engineers Gifford[2]. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x683, 98 KB) Summary Photo of the Millennium Bridge taken from the Newcastle side on 31/01/06. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x683, 98 KB) Summary Photo of the Millennium Bridge taken from the Newcastle side on 31/01/06. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 717 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Gateshead Millenium Bridge at the time when Cars were floating in the River Tyne for Artwork I, the creator of this work, hereby...
Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 717 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Gateshead Millenium Bridge at the time when Cars were floating in the River Tyne for Artwork I, the creator of this work, hereby...
This article is about Gateshead, England. ...
Gateshead Millennium Bridge A tilt bridge is a bridge that tilts. ...
The Tyne looking west and upstream from the Newcastle bank towards the Gateshead Millennium Bridge The Tyne Bridge across the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ...
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Wilkinson Eyre Architects W.E.A. is a high-profile, international architecture firm based in London, UK. The firm has received many awards for outstanding and original solutions to design and engineering problems. ...
The bridge was lifted into place in one piece by the Asian Hercules II, one of the world's largest floating cranes, on 20 November 2000. It was opened to the public on 17 September 2001. The bridge, which cost £22m to build, was part funded by the Millennium Commission and European Regional Development Fund. Tower crane An old crane with incline of pivoted boom controlled by means of chains, sprockets and gears. ...
November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ...
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom, the British Indian Ocean Territory[1] Inflation 2. ...
Already acclaimed worldwide for its physical and aesthetic beauty, it has fast become a significant tourist attraction in its own right. A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit. ...
Miniscule hydraulic rams, one on each side, tilt the bridge back on special pivots to allow small ships and boats to pass underneath. Its appearance during this manoeuvre has led to it being nicknamed the Blinking Eye Bridge. A hydraulic ram that drives a fountain at the Centre for Alternative Technology A hydraulic ram is a water-powered cyclic pump. ...
The bridge has operated reliably since construction, opening to allow river traffic to pass. It also opens periodically for sightseers and for major events such as the Northumbrian Water University Boat Race and the Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race. Its reputation was untarnished until October 2004 when the failure of a £200 GBP circuit board prevented the bridge from opening. The Northumbrian Water University Boat Race is an annual event between the University of Durham Boat Club and the University of Newcastle Boat Club. ...
The Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race is a long-distance race for sailing ships. ...
The construction of the bridge won the architects Wilkinson Eyre the 2002 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize. In so doing they became the first, and so far the only, firm of architects to retain British architecture's most prestigious prize - after winning the prize in 2001 for the Magna Science Adventure Centre. In 2005, the bridge received the Outstanding Structure Award from IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering). The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects in the United Kingdom. ...
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Magna is an educational visitor attraction, primarily appealing to children. ...
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- Costs: GBP £22 million
- Weight: 850 tons
- Height: 50 m
- Width: 126 m
- Opens in: 270 seconds
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View along the bridge from the Gateshead side upload my own photo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
| The bridge when open, from the Gateshead side Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1200, 324 KB) Summary This is the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, photographed from the side with the BALTIC on. ...
| Full view of the bridge from the Newcastle side Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
| A close-up of the Pivots as the bridge opens. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 228 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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