The author would like to acknowledge research input from Dr Hannah Stockton, curator at the National Maritime Museum. An ancient byelaw requires that a bridge’s owner warn passing ships of any ...

U.S. and British researchers claim to have found a better explanation for the wobble of London's River Thames Millennium pedestrian suspension bridge than the one prevailing for over 20 years.

A natural phenomenon rather than a design fault caused London's Millennium Bridge to wobble and sway, forcing its closure just two days after opening in 2000. The elegant pedestrian walkway was ...

London's bridge is not falling down. And that's official. Two years and two months after the rest of the world celebrated the millennium, London on Friday finally finished work on its long-awaited ...

On its opening day, the London Millennium Bridge experienced unexpected swaying due to the large number of people crossing it. A new study finally explains the Millennium Bridge 'wobble' by looking at ...

The work on the Millennium Bridge is estimated to cost between £2.75m and £3.5m The Millennium Bridge is to undergo a refurbishment worth up to £3.5m with work expected to begin in the spring.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Steve Strogatz has a penchant for things that happen in unison. So when the Cornell University professor of theoretical and applied mechanics (and author of the 2003 book "Sync: The ...

A quarter of a century after it opened and promptly closed, London's Millennium Bridge is marking its 25th anniversary. The footbridge, which spans the Thames between St Paul's Cathedral and the Tate ...

When London’s Millennium Bridge first opened in June 2000, the city was alarmed to discover that the motion of crowds of pedestrians crossing it gave rise to significant shaking and swaying. Londoners ...

LONDON — It was supposed to be a “blade of light” into the 21st century. Adored by architecture critics and eagerly awaited by Londoners, the Millennium Bridge opened last summer with great ...