Carries Pedestrians & cyclists Locale Lancashire, UK Width 4 metres (13 ft) Height 40 m Location Lancashire Body of water River Lune | Crosses River Lune Maintained by City of Lancaster Opened February 2001 Total length 140 m Bridge type Cable-stayed bridge | |
 | ||
Design Structural steel cable-stayed bridge Similar Greyhound Bridge, Cockerham Priory, Three Brothers - Lancashire, Skerton Bridge, Escowbeck | ||
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.
The bridge is referred to by many Lancastrians as the 'swearing bridge' due to its two masts resembling a 'V sign'.
Its location is culturally significant as the near-approximate site of the historic Old Loyne Bridge.