Constructed between 1998 and 2001, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge is the second-most recent bridge to be built on the Tyne. It is arguably the most stunning and certainly the most unusual. It is a pedestrian and cycle bridge linking the re-developed waterfronts of Gateshead and Newcastle. Initially, cyclists and pedestrians were kept segregated, but now both paths across the bridge are open to pedestrians.



The bridge opens to shipping by tilting the pedestrian and cycleway to raise them above the level of the passing ships.



Link Bridges of the Tyne

