What is Millennium Bridge?
{{coord|51.510173|-0.098438639|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title}} {{Infobox Bridge | |image = mill.bridge.from.tate.modern.arp.jpg |image_size = 300px |bridge_name = Millennium Bridge |caption = The bridge seen from a restaurant in the Tate Modern gallery. St. Paul's Cathedral is across the river. |official_name = '''London Millennium Footbridge''' |locale = [[London]], [[England]] |carries = Pedestrians |crosses = [[River Thames]] |maint= Bridge House Estates,<br>City of London Corporation |open = 10 June 2000 |below = |traffic = |design = Suspension Bridge |toll = |mainspan = {{convert|144|m|ft|0|lk=on}} |length = {{convert|370|m|ft|0}} |width = {{convert|4|m|ft|0}} }} [[Image:Millennium Bridge 01.jpg|right|thumb|305px|The bridge from [[St Paul's Cathedral]]]] The '''Millennium Bridge''', also known as the '''London Millennium Footbridge''', is a footbridge across the [[River Thames]] in [[London]]. It is a [[steel]] [[suspension bridge]] which links [[Bankside]] with the [[City of London|City]]. Its position is between [[Southwark Bridge]] (downstream) and [[Blackfriars Railway Bridge]] (upstream). The bridge opened on 10 June 2000. It is the newest bridge across the Thames. Londoners nicknamed the bridge the '''Wobbly Bridge''' after people on a charity walk felt an uncomfortable swaying motion. The bridge was closed later that day. After two days of limited access the bridge was closed for almost two years. Expensive and complicated changes were made to eliminate the wobble. It was reopened in 2002. The southern end of the bridge is near [[Shakespeare's Globe|Globe Theatre]], the [[Bankside Gallery]] and [[Tate Modern]], the north end next to the [[City of London School]] below [[St Paul's Cathedral]]. The bridge is aligned so that a clear view of St Paul's south side can be seen from across the river, framed by the bridge supports. ==Design== In 1996, the [[London Borough of Southwark|Southwark council]] organized a competition to design the bridge. The winning entry was by [[Arup]], [[Foster an