This is the pedestrian bridge which opened in 2000, and was closed shortly thereafter due to structural flaws that caused it to dangerously wobble. Engineers added peripheral stabilizers, and now it doesn't wobble quite so much. The bridge is actually a suspension design, with the distinction that the suspension cables are attached to the sides of the bridge. With this design the bridge is high enough to allow boats to pass under, without being so high as to obstruct the view of St Paul's Cathedral, the latter being one of London's quirky civil planning regulations. The Millennium Bridge is the first new Thames crossing since the Tower Bridge in 1894, providing a convenient link for pedestrians and cyclists to travel between the City of London and the Tate Modern, located on the south bank in the renovated Bankside power station. In recent years the bridge has become one of London's new cinematic cliches (along with the London Eye), and is frequently exploited by film-makers in establishing shots. I have more photos of the Millennium Bridge and the Tate Modern in the
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