Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Photographer: Steve Shuttleworth
April 2000 - November 2000
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Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a striking arched opening bridge designed by Gifford and Partners with Wilkinson Eyre. The bridge stands 45m high and spans 105m across the River Tyne to provide a link between the newly revived Newcastle quayside and the soon to be developed Gateshead quayside opposite.
The 130m long deck is parabolic in elevation and of steel box section that tapers in plan towards the centre of the deck. It carries a pedestrian footway that varies from 3m to 5m in width as well as a 2.5m cantilevered cycleway. The main arch is also parabolic in shape and tapers both in plan and elevation. Whilst small river craft can sail beneath the bridge, for larger craft the cable-stayed double arched structure pivots at the abutments through an angle of 40 degrees. At the fully open position the suspension cables lay horizontal holding the pair of arches together.