Tees Transporter Bridge
Now closed
The Tees Transporter Bridge is an iconic piece of engineering and a significant part of Middlesbrough’s heritage. Opened in 1911, it is one of the world’s few remaining operational transporter bridges and is a symbol of the region’s industrial past. Despite its closure for maintenance and safety assessments in recent years, the bridge continues to attract visitors intrigued by its unique design and historical importance.
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
OPEN 24h
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cycle bridge that links Baltic Square, Gateshead with Newcastle Quayside. It is unique in that it can tilt to form an archway allowing ships to sail underneath. It tilts every day at noon with additional tilts scheduled to allow ships to pass.
Tower Bridge and Tower Bridge Exhibition
9.30 am - 6.00 pm
The iconic Tower Bridge adjacent to the Tower of London is a combined bascule (drawbridge) and suspension bridge that was opened in 1894. The Tower Bridge Exhibition is housed in the bridge’s two 65 m (213 ft) towers and the upper walkways. The exhibition has displays about the bridge including the original steam engines that operated the bascules and upper walkways offer brilliant views of the Pool of London.
Millennium Bridge
OPEN 24h
The Millennium Bridge (officially the London Millennium Footbridge) is an eye-catching suspension footbridge across the River Thames linking the City of London, near St Paul’s Cathedral, with the Tate Modern gallery in the Bankside neighbourhood. The bridge opened in June 2000 but was closed shortly afterwards after complaints about the swaying motion that many people felt while walking across. It was reopened in 2002 after modifications were made to eliminate the bridge’s wobble.
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