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The most graceful bridge over the Tyne is also the newest. It was built to commemorate the millennium and unlike many other such projects seems to have been an unqualified success! Sometimes called the "blinking eye" and if you're fortunate enough to be here when it's raised for a passing ship (I've only managed this once) you'll see why.
The bridge has a footpath and cycle-way linking Gateshead Quays on the south bank with Newcastle Quayside on the north. If you're visiting the Baltic, this is a great way to approach it, and from the gallery's windows you'll have wonderful views of the bridge below.
Really this tip should be on a Gateshead page as the council there are very proud of their achievement in commissioning it. The same could be said of tips about the Baltic, the Angel and the Sage too, which are all products of that council's commitment to culture but which all appear regularly on VT Newcastle pages - including mine! One day I'll build a Gateshead page and put these where they belong.
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 Tyne Bridge by toonsarah
The road is 84 feet above the water and the bridge has a 531 foot span. There's a passenger lift in the tower on the north (Newcastle) side that will take you between road level and the quay-side below.
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 The millenium 'blinking eye'
bridge by sourbugger
The most historic bridge is of course the Tyne bridge, which many people (incorrectly) think was the prototype to the Sydney Harbour bridge. It was built by the same company and has a similar shape. It is still the main road link over the Tyne. It's 'glory day' is on the day of the Great North Run, which happens every year in September. Up to about 50,000 runners pour over the bridge then (see seperate tip).
Stephensons High level bridge is also worth a look, and is another one that you can actually walk over and get some terrific views. It rather unusually take both rail and road traffic.
The Swing bridge is low down on the quayside, and literally turns itself around 90 degrees as a ship approaches.
The new kid on the block is the Millenium bridge opposite the Baltic Gallery. It is well worth seeing it in operation, as the footbridge kind of 'blinks' to provide as much clearance as the Tyne bridge iteself.
Explore them via a walk down both sides of the river, and take an opportunity to walk across a couple.
Much scope for photography. Leave a Comment
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 Gateshead Millenium Bridge by sandysmith
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 Millennium Bridge by FenLeave a Comment
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 Millennium Bridge by sabsi
This bridge is special though: When ships want to pass it doesn't lift, it turns! I would have loved to see this but we missed it by a few minutes. There's a sign at the bridge telling visitors at what time it opens. Leave a Comment
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 Tyne Bridge and Opera
building works by sabsi
Both bridges were built by Dorman Long from Middlesbrough. Leave a Comment Directions: At the river Tyne
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 High Level Bridge by sabsi
The bridge is a combined railway and road bridge - actually the first of its kind! The top level is for trains, the road is on the level underneath. Leave a Comment
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