The Gateshead Millennium Bridge

On my recent visit to Newcastle, my boyfriend took me on a tour of the city which included a walk by the river Tyne, and along the way I really enjoyed looking at the bridges that cross the river. My favourite was this, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, for its architectural originality and the fact that it is the world's only tilting bridge! Unfortunately I didn't get to see it tilt as it only tilts once a day at 12.00pm, but apparently as it does it looks like the eyelid of a giant eye blinking. According to the bridge website, each tilt takes 4 minutes to occur. It must be a very sleepy eye!