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Gateshead Millennium Bridge opens

2000 CE · United Kingdom, Europe · Technology

Gateshead Millennium Bridge opens
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The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne between Gateshead arts quarter on the south bank and Newcastle upon Tyne's Quayside area on the north bank. It was the first tilting bridge ever to be constructed.

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