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Gateshead Millennium Bridge

 
Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DU, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a minor waterways place on the River Tyne between Tyne - Ouseburn Junction (Junction of the River Tyne and the River Ouseburn ) (3¾ furlongs to the east) and Hedwin Streams (Ryton Slipway 70m downriver) (8 miles and ¼ furlongs to the west).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Tyne - Ouseburn Junction is London Wharf (Tyne) (Northern bank); ½ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Hedwin Streams is Newcastle City Marina (Northern bank); 1½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 La Tasca
 Waggon Team

Amenities nearby at Newcastle City Marina

 Tesco
 Frankie & Bennys
 Five Swans
 SEE ADDRESS
 The Five Swans
 Boots
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 HSBC
 Lloyds Bank
 NatWest
 TSB
 TSB
 Manors Station

Amenities nearby at London Wharf (Tyne)

 Newcastle
 
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self-operated pump-out
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Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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Wikipedia has a page about Gateshead Millennium Bridge

The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne between the Gateshead arts quarter on the south bank and the Quayside of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank. Opened for public use in 2001, the award-winning structure was conceived and designed by architectural practice WilkinsonEyre and structural engineering firm Gifford. The bridge is sometimes referred to as the 'Blinking Eye Bridge' or the 'Winking Eye Bridge' due to its shape and its tilting method. The Millennium Bridge stands as the sixteenth tallest structure in the city, and is shorter in stature than the neighbouring Tyne Bridge.

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[Tyne Bridge] The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. The bridge was designed [Gateshead] seven bridges across the Tyne, including the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The town is known for its architecture, including the Sage Gateshead, the Angel [Millennium Bridge] Several bridges are known as the Millennium Bridge: in the United Kingdom Gateshead Millennium Bridge Lune Millennium Bridge, Lancaster Millennium Bridge, Glasgow [Sage Gateshead] part of the Gateshead Quays development, which also includes the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. Planning for [Tilt bridge] Millennium Bridge spanning the River Tyne between Gateshead on the south bank and Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on the north is a pedestrian bridge with [VolkerWessels] the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier completed in 1986, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge completed in 2001 and the Euroborg soccer stadium for FC Groningen [WilkinsonEyre] has led the completion of many high-profiled projects such as Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Cooled Conservatories Gardens by the Bay, Oxford's Weston Library [Arch bridge] City, New York, U.S.A. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (2010) Gateshead Millennium Bridge over the River Tyne, Newcastle upon [River Tyne] bamboo artwork was installed over the Tyne close to the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The Bambuco Bridge was created as part of that year's 'SummerTyne' festival
 
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