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Salford - Salford Quays Millennium Bridge

Salford - Salford Quays Millennium Bridge

The Salford Quays lift bridge, also known as Salford Quays Millennium footbridge, is a 95-metre long vertical lift bridge bridge spanning the Manchester Ship Canal, in Greater Manchester. The bridge, which was completed in 2000, is located near the terminus of the canal at the old Manchester Docks. It links Salford Quays to Trafford Wharfside and has a lift of 18 metres, allowing large watercraft to pass beneath it.

Designed by Carlos Fernandez Casado, the bridge has a main span of 95m with the two peaks of the twin arches connected at the crown. These brace one another, resulting in greater structural rigidity. The deck is connected to the arches with vertical members, which splay outwards at an increasing angle towards the centre of the span. The sweeping arches are decorated with blue LED lighting, while the deck is illuminated with white downlighting. Pedestrians are protected from the prevailing winds by glass sides, coloured blue at foot level and tapering in, following the angle of the arches.