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unusual facts about Millennium Bridge



Crusaid

The event started and finished in Potter's Fields Park (next to Tower Bridge), visiting some favourite landmarks including the London Eye, Buckingham Palace and the Millennium Bridge.

Expedition Engineering

Expedition Engineering was founded in 1999 by Professor Chris Wise (engineer for the Millennium Bridge, London) and Seán Walsh, both former employees at Arup.

National Cycle Route 66

At Osbaldwick the route divides: one route follows the line of the former Derwent Valley Light Railway towards the city centre, while the other heads through the southern suburbs of the city, passing through the campus of York University to cross the River Ouse via the Millennium Bridge.

Strays of York

It lies to the south-east of the city, with a short boundary on Heslington Lane and direct access from Heslington Road and University Road, as well as from Fulford Road (A19), either via Kilburn Road and through the allotments, or via the cycle path which runs from the South Bank area via the Millennium Bridge and the north side of the Imphal Barracks.


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Kathryn Tickell

Collaboration with jazz saxophonist Andy Sheppard resulted in a major multi-media work which was premiered at the opening of the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.

Shiplake Railway Bridge

In the late 1990s the bridge was the focus of controversy spanning several years after local politicians sought funding from the Millennium Commission to transform it into the 'Millennium Bridge'.