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|bridge_name   = Lune Millennium Bridge
|image         = Lune Millennium Bridge from northern bank.jpg
|caption       = 
|official_name = 
|carries       = [[Pedestrian]]s & [[Bicycle|cyclists]]
|crosses       = [[River Lune]]
|locale        = [[Lancashire]], England
|maint         = [[City of Lancaster]]
|id            = 
|preceded      = [[Greyhound Bridge]]
|followed      = [[Carlisle Bridge, Lancaster|Carlisle Bridge]]
|design        = [[Structural steel]] [[cable-stayed bridge]]
|mainspan      = {{convert|64|m}}
|length        = {{convert|140|m}}
|width         = {{convert|4|m}}
|height        = {{convert|40|m}}
|load          = 
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|open          = February 2001
|closed        = 
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The '''Lune Millennium Bridge''' is a [[cable-stayed bridge|cable-stayed]] [[footbridge]] which spans the [[River Lune]] in [[Lancaster, England|Lancaster]], England.

It was designed by [[Whitby Bird|Whitby Bird and Partners]], and built at a cost of £1.8m to commemorate the [[millennium]] of 2000. The bridge forms a "Y"-shape in plan to connect one bank both to a viaduct and adjacent quay. Its double pylon seeks to act as a reminder of the masted ships which previously used the quay. It features a main gangway of just over 30 metres and masts around 40 metres tall.

The bridge is part of the [[National Cycle Network]] and connects multiple local cyclepaths together, including the one to Morecambe, the one to Caton and the one to Glasson Dock. It's part of [[NCR 6|route 6]] and its design received the [[Sustrans]] National Cycle Network Award for Excellence in 2005, and was commended in the [[Civic Trust Awards]] in 2003.

Its location is culturally significant as the near-approximate site of the historic [[Old Loyne Bridge]].

{{gallery|mode=packed|height=165
|Image:Lune Millennium Bridge, west side.jpg|West side of bridge, with [[Ashton Memorial]] on skyline
|Image:Lune Millennium Bridge.jpg|East side of bridge
|Image:LancMilleniumBridgeSunset.jpg|View at sunset taken from the south bank
|Image:Lune Millennium Bridge.JPG|Seen from the east
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==External links==
*http://www.lunemillenniumbridge.info/
*[http://www.lusas.com/case/bridge/lancaster.html An animation] of the bridge's mode of vibration.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027015640/http://geocities.com/philcragg99/ Construction photographs]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070621191419/http://www.whitbybird.com/projects/level2/millenniumBridgeLancaster.asp Designer's website]

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[[Category:Bridges across the River Lune]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2000]]
[[Category:Cable-stayed bridges in England]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures celebrating the third millennium]]
[[Category:Bridges in Lancaster, Lancashire]]
[[Category:Pedestrian bridges in England]]
[[Category:Recipients of Civic Trust Awards]]
[[Category:Transport in the City of Lancaster]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in England]]


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