The world's first and only tilting bridge!
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.
This summer there is a series of 100 daily tilts to showcase the engineering marvel of the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. Still the world's first and only tilting bridge!
Every day at approximately 12 noon local people, tourists and passers-by will get the opportunity to see the famous Gateshead Millennium Bridge perform a tilt.
For more information, and to find out about other tilt times please visit the Gateshead Millennium Bridge Website
Designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects / Gifford & Partners and built by Gateshead-based construction company - Harbour & General, the bridge was opened on Monday 20th November 2000. It is still the world's first and only tilting bridge! The unique design is based on the simple idea of a pair of steel arches - one is the deck, the other supports the deck. The whole bridge tilts, undergoing a metamorphous into a grand arch, in an operation that evokes the slow opening of a huge eye.
Some facts about the Gateshead Millennium Bridge:
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Last updated: 17 June 2009
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