Wobbly Bridge

E538470

Wobbly Bridge is the popular nickname for London’s Millennium Bridge, a steel suspension footbridge over the River Thames known for its initial swaying motion when it first opened.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Wobbly Bridge canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge in London ⓘ
footbridge ⓘ
pedestrian suspension bridge ⓘ
steel bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs London Millennium Footbridge ⓘ
architect Norman Foster ⓘ
architecturalFirm Foster and Partners ⓘ
linked to: Foster + Partners
artistCollaborator Anthony Caro ⓘ
closedForModifications 2000-06-12 ⓘ
connects Bankside ⓘ
City of London ⓘ
St Paul’s Cathedral area ⓘ
Tate Modern ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crosses River Thames ⓘ
linked to: Thames
designType lateral suspension bridge ⓘ
suspension bridge ⓘ
engineer Arup ⓘ
linked to: Ove Arup & Partners

Ove Arup & Partners ⓘ
feature low-profile suspension cables below deck level ⓘ
unobstructed views along the Thames ⓘ
issue excessive lateral vibration ⓘ
synchronous lateral excitation by pedestrians ⓘ
length 325 metres ⓘ
about 1066 feet ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
mainSpan 144 metres ⓘ
maintainedBy City of London Corporation ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
modification installation of dampers ⓘ
stiffening of structure ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Shakespeare’s Globe ⓘ
linked to: The Globe Theatre

St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral

Tate Modern ⓘ
nicknamed Wobbly Bridge ⓘ
nicknameReason noticeable lateral swaying on opening ⓘ
officialName Millennium Bridge ⓘ
opened 2000-06-10 ⓘ
openedBy Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth II
owner Bridge House Estates ⓘ
partOf London’s Millennium projects ⓘ
reopened 2002-02-22 ⓘ
usage pedestrian traffic ⓘ
width 4 metres ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Millennium Bridge London → hasNickName → Wobbly Bridge ⓘ
Wobbly Bridge → nicknamed → Wobbly Bridge ⓘ
London Millennium Footbridge → nickName → Wobbly Bridge ⓘ