Lune Millennium Bridge
The Lune Millennium Bridge is a cable-stayed, multi-way footbridge which spans the River Lune in Lancaster, England. It was designed by Whitby Bird and Partners, and built at a cost of £1.8m to commemorate the millennium of 2000.Photo: Lupin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: in Lancaster, England
- Also known as: “Lune Millenium Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lancaster Castle and Lancaster Priory.
Lancaster Castle
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but it may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune. Lancaster Castle is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Lune Millennium Bridge.
Lancaster Priory
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lancaster Priory, formally the Priory Church of St Mary, is the Church of England parish church of the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is located near Lancaster Castle and since 1953 has been designated a Grade I listed building. Lancaster Priory is situated 890 feet southwest of Lune Millennium Bridge.
Greyhound Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Greyhound Bridge is a road-connection spanning the River Lune as it runs through Lancaster, England. It serves as the primary route northwards, on account of a one-way system that directs all southbound traffic over Skerton Bridge. Greyhound Bridge is situated 490 feet east of Lune Millennium Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skerton and Aldcliffe.
Skerton
Suburb
Skerton is an area in the north of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, on the other side of the River Lune to the castle. It was formerly a township, but in the late 1800s it was incorporated into Lancaster and the neighbouring townships. Skerton Bridge takes the A6 southwards towards the city centre.
Aldcliffe
Village
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aldcliffe is a hamlet, and former township and civil parish, now in the parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday, south-west of Lancaster, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England.
Torrisholme
Suburb
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torrisholme is a suburb of Morecambe, Lancashire, on the North West coast of England. In the 2001 census, the Torrisholme Ward had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households, decreasing marginally to 6,755 at the 2011 Census. Torrisholme is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lune Millennium Bridge.
Lune Millennium Bridge
- Categories: cable-stayed bridge, footbridge, and transportation
- Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.05244° or 54° 3′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.8025° or 2° 48′ 9″ westInception
2001Open location code
9C6V352W+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 557009631OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q1698906
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In Other Languages
“Lune Millennium Bridge” goes by many names.
- German: “Lune Millennium Bridge”
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