One of the North East's most iconic bridges has achieved national recognition from Architecture Today.
Gateshead Millennium Bridge has been shortlisted in the magazine's Architecture Today Awards which celebrated projects that have stood the test of time. The much-loved landmark is one of 32 finalists in the awards, where it is shortlisted in the Transport, Infrastructure, Landscape and Public Realm category.
The Millennium Bridge was built by Wilkinson Eyre in 2001 as a crossing between Gateshead and Newcastle for pedestrians and cyclists. The bridge, which is sometimes called the 'Blinking Eye Bridge,' is famous for its stunning eye-shaped design which enables it to tilt or 'blink' to allow ships and boats to travel along the River Tyne.
