Wilkinson Eyre Architects

Gifford and Partners

(Structural engineer)
CATEGORY : ROTATING CABLE-STAYED STEEL-ARCH BRIDGE

Gateshead Millennium
Bridge (Baltic Millennium Bridge)

WORLD’S FIRST ROTATING BRIDGE

Newcastle Gateshead

RIVER TYNE

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 HYDRAULIC
POWERED BY ACTUATORS
8 ELECTRIC
MOTORS

CROSS SECTION THROUGH END SUPPORT,

SHOWING LOCATIN OF 450 MM DIA OPENING RAMS

CROSS SECTION OF CURVED PEDESTRIAN

AND CYCLE DECK, SHOWING STEEL BENCH

18
45 M HIGH

4 min/OPENING

Rs 300/OPENING
30 m deep foundation

unsorted glacial sediment

LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF THE BRIDGE

SHOWING UNDERLYING FISSURED COAL MEASURES
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 PARKING AT THE SIDES

PARKING AT THE SIDES

The concept of the rotating bridge was a reaction to three main design constraints:
1. The bridge should be 4.5m above the spring high tides in its closed position.
2. Nothing was to be built on the Gateshead quayside.
3. The deck should have a maximum slope of 1:20 to allow for disabled access.

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 STRESS LEVELS AT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PARABOLA

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