Millennium Bridge

The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is the 10th and most easterly crossing of the Tyne between Gateshead and Newcastle. It was brought up the Tyne on Monday 20th November 2000 from the AMEC yard in Wallsend where it had been constructed. Unfortunately because of work I was unable to get any photos of the Bridge on its journey. Early the following morning I took quite a number of shots of the Bridge still attached to the crane, the Asian Hercules II. The Bridge is hoped to be open to the public in the Summer of 2001

Under construction 1 AMEC Yard, Wallsend, August 2000. Viewed from Hebburn.	Under construction 2 AMEC Yard, Wallsend, August 2000. Viewed from Hebburn.	Bridge and Crane 1 Viewed from southern end of Tyne Bridge. Tuesday 21st November 2000 - about 7.30am
Bridge and Crane 2 Viewed from Tyne Bridge, Tuesday 21st November 2000	Bridge and Crane 3 Viewed from Quayside, Tuesday 21st November 2000 - about 7.40am	Bridge and Crane 4 Viewed from Quayside, Tuesday 21st November 2000
Bridge and Crane 5 Viewed from Quayside, Tuesday 21st November 2000	Bridge and Crane 6 Viewed from Quayside, Tuesday 21st November 2000	Bridge and Crane 7 Viewed from Quayside, Tuesday 21st November 2000
Bridge and Crane 8 Close up of Asian Hercules II crane (claimed to be the world's second largest) Viewed from Quayside, Tuesday 21st November 2000	Bridge and Crane 9 Viewed from Quayside, Tuesday 21st November 2000	Bridge and Crane 10 Viewed from Quayside, Tuesday 21st November 2000
Bridge and Crane 11 Viewed from Quayside, Tuesday 21st November 2000	Bridge and Crane 12 Viewed from Quayside, Tuesday 21st November 2000	Bridge and Crane 13 Viewed from Swing Bridge, Tuesday 21st November 2000 - about 8am
Bridge and Crane 14 Viewed from Swing Bridge, Tuesday 21st November 2000	Bridge and Crane 15 Viewed from behind St. Mary's churchyard, Tuesday 21st November 2000, about 8.10am	Bridge and Crane 16 Viewed from behind St. Mary's churchyard, Tuesday 21st November 2000, about 8.10am
Bridge and Crane 17 Viewed from behind St. Mary's churchyard, Tuesday 21st November 2000, about 8.10am	Millennium Bridge 1 November 29th 2000, viewed from City Road	Millennium Bridge 2 November 29th 2000, viewed from City Road
Millennium Bridge 3 November 29th 2000, viewed from Quayside	Millennium Bridge 4 November 29th 2000, viewed from Quayside, Wesley Memorial in the foreground	Millennium Bridge 5 November 29th 2000
Millennium Bridge 6 November 29th 2000	Millennium Bridge Open Photographed from the Castle Keep on 26th June 2001 - 2 days before the bridge was officially opened for the first time.	Millennium Bridge Open Starting to close. From the Tyne Bridge. Photographed 26th June 2001

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