Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
6 PagesGateshead Millennium Bridge cable stayed tilting opening footbridge staged construction analysis nonlinear dynamic analysis Gateshead Millennium Bridge is the world's ?rst and only tilting bridge, and was designed by Ramboll with Wilkinson Eyre. Made of steel and designed with the aid of LUSAS Bridge analysis software, the bridge stands 45m high and spans 105m across the River Tyne to provide a link for pedestrians and cyclists between the newly revived Newcastle quayside and the Gateshead quayside opposite.Overview Whilst small river craft can sail beneath the bridge, for larger craft the cable- stayed double arched structure pivots at the abutments through an angle of 40 degrees to give the 25m navigational clearance as speci?ed by the client, Gateshead Borough Council. Powered by eight
