Salford Quays lift bridge
Millennium Bridge | |
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The bridge and Salford Quays | |
| Coordinates | 53°28′11″N 2°17′44″W / 53.469638°N 2.295628°W |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Manchester Ship Canal |
| Preceded by | Media City Footbridge |
| Followed by | Railway swing bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | vertical lift bridge |
| Total length | 91.2 metres (299 ft) |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Parkman of Manchester |
| Constructed by | Carlos Fernandez Casado |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Location | |
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The Salford Quays lift bridge, also known as the Salford Quays Millennium footbridge or the Lowry bridge, is a 91.2-metre (299 ft) long vertical lift bridge spanning the Manchester Ship Canal between Salford and Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. The pedestrian bridge, which was completed in 2000, is near the terminus of the ship canal at the old Manchester Docks. It is sited beside The Lowry theatre and gallery and links Salford Quays and MediaCityUK to Trafford Wharf and the Imperial War Museum North. It has a lift of 18 metres (59 ft), allowing large watercraft to pass beneath.
The bridge features prominently on the backdrop for the BBC North West Tonight television news programme, which also shows The Lowry and MediaCityUK.