Millennium Bridge

The bridge opened for the millennium and had to close again shortly afterwards because it swayed under people’s footsteps. Since then Londoners have nicknamed it the ‘Wobbly Bridge’. On the bridge deck, an artist has painted tiny pictures on old chewing gum. The view is especially beautiful in the evening, when St Paul’s is lit up.

Background

The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Bankside with the City of London. It is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation. Construction began in 1998, and it initially opened on 10 June 2000. Londoners nicknamed it the "Wobbly Bridge" and even the "Wibbly Wobbly" after pedestrians experienced an alarming swaying motion on its opening day. The bridge was closed later that day and, after two days of limited access, it was closed again for almost two years so that modifications and repairs could be made to keep the bridge stable and stop the swaying motion. It reopened in February 2002, after real-life safety tests were conducted by 700 staff from engineering consultancy Arup. The bridge is located between Southwark Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge.

From Wikipedia: “Millennium Bridge, London”, licence CC BY-SA 4.0