Winking Eye Bridge
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Winking Eye Bridge is the popular nickname for the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, a distinctive tilting pedestrian and cyclist bridge spanning the River Tyne in England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Winking Eye Bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ pedestrian bridge ⓘ tilting bridge ⓘ |
| awarded | Stirling Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor | RIBA Stirling Prize for Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges in Tyne and Wear
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Gateshead ⓘ Cycle bridges in the United Kingdom ⓘ Pedestrian bridges in England ⓘ Tilt bridges ⓘ Tourist attractions in Tyne and Wear ⓘ |
| connects |
Gateshead Quays
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 2001 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1998 ⓘ |
| cost | £22 million ⓘ |
| crosses | River Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer |
Gifford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WilkinsonEyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
cycle crossing
ⓘ
pedestrian crossing ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
LED lighting
ⓘ
hydraulic tilting mechanism ⓘ separate pedestrian and cycle paths ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Winking Eye Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Gateshead Millennium Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Gateshead NERFINISHED ⓘ Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne and Wear ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | resembles a winking eye when tilting ⓘ |
| officialOpeningDate | 2001-09-17 ⓘ |
| opened | 2001 ⓘ |
| openedBy | Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Gateshead Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | regeneration of Gateshead Quays ⓘ |
| spans | 105 metres ⓘ |
| tiltAngle | up to 40 degrees ⓘ |
| width | 8 metres ⓘ |
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