London's Millennium Bridge Reopens

The Millennium Bridge in London was closed down three days after its first opening after complaints that it tended to sway in the wind. It was reopened after structural improvements.

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February 22, 2002, 1:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Incorporating a daring new design concept it's a suspension bridge with the supporting cables below rather than above the span it was hailed by the architecture critics as a gleaming new testimonial to British engineering prowess.But the bridge quickly turned into a symbol of something else: the widespread fear that new technology often triggers among the British public."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: London Opens Millennium Bridge

Friday, February 22, 2002 in The Washington Post

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