The Civil Engineering Portal - Failure Watch

Millennium Bridge Sways
Date: June 12, 2000
Description:

This newly completed bridge in London had to be closed because it swayed.
Links:

ABCNews: ‘Millennial’ Embarrassments

Bridge spans - and sways over - Thames River

Swaying Millennium Bridge to Close after Two Days

New London Footbridge Closed

Millennium Bridge faces six months of closure and more work

NCE: Millennium Bridge: curing the sway problem

CNPlus: Wobbly bridge syndrome is not new, says Arup

Arup: Preliminary Findings

Arup: Investigations

New Scientist: Bad Vibrations

New Scientist: Bridge Fix

New Scientist: Steady on

Millennium Debate: Why did the bridge wobble so much? F = K x V

BBC: Millennium Bridge

BBC: Millions to repair swaying bridge

E4engineering: Computer model generates less flutter

Guardian Unlimited: At last - a bridge you can cross

New Scientist: Wobbly bridge repairs put to the test

New Scientist: London's Millennium Bridge set to reopen

BBC: 'Wobbly' Millennium Bridge fixed

SF Gate: Engineers confident they've taken the wiggle out of Britain's Thames footbridge

Washington Post: London Opens Millenium Bridge

ARUP: Engineering the Millennium Bridge

Structurae: Millennium Bridge