How Tyneside’s spectacular Gateshead Millennium Bridge opened 25 years ago

12-09-2026 06:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk

How Tyneside’s spectacular Gateshead Millennium Bridge opened 25 years ago

The story of the bridge began in 1996 when Gateshead Council sought millennium funding and launched a design competition

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