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Revealed: why the wobbly bridge wobbled

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Thousands of people pack the Millennium Bridge in London when it re-opened in 2002 Thousands of people pack the Millennium Bridge in London when it re-opened in 2002

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Revealed: why the wobbly bridge wobbled
[info]dancy_grey wrote:
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 at 09:12 pm (UTC)
It is an unusual structure for London, which I suppose makes it even more attractive to tourists. It probably would have been fine, if engineers had planned in advance and accounted for the fact that in the first few days they will have huge number of visitors. It is quite amazing that small foot adjustment will make such a difference. £5 m seems to be quite a lot, considering the fact that the whole structure cost £18.2m Although the funds needed to build this bridge, and then repair it are quite large, I think it was worth it. Dancy from buy to let mortgage.
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