Lune Millennium Bridge

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Lune Millennium Bridge

Carries	Pedestrians
Crosses	River Lune
Locale	Lancashire, UK
Maintained by	City of Lancaster
Design	Structural steel cable-stayed bridge
Longest span	64 metres
Total length	140 metres
Width	4 metres
Height	40 metres
Opening date	February 2001

For other structures of the same name see Millennium Bridge

The Lune Millennium Bridge is a cable-stayed 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. 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, route 6. The design received the Sustrans National Cycle Network Award for Excellence in 2005, and was commended in the Civic Trust Awards in 2003.