Millennium Bridge
The Millennium Bridge, officially the London Millennium Footbridge, is a pedestrian suspension bridge crossing the Thames, linking Bankside with the City. It opened on 10 June 2000 after construction began in 1998, and is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates under the City of London Corporation. Its light, aluminium deck measures 4 meters in width, and the structure spans a total of 325 meters with two river piers, creating a distinctive, blade-like profile that places the suspension cables below the deck to keep the silhouette slim. Locally, it’s famous for more than its engineering: on opening day it earned the nickname “the Wobbly Bridge” as pedestrians felt a noticeable swaying motion, prompting a closure that day and a longer hiatus of almost two years for safety modifications. It reopened in February 2002 after real-life testing by Arup engineers, restoring calm to its crossings. …
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