Editing Millennium Bridge, London (section)

==Design==
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An [[architectural design competition]] was organised in 1996 by [[London Borough of Southwark|Southwark council]] and [[RIBA Competitions]]. The winning entry was an innovative "blade of light" effort from [[Arup Group]], [[Foster + Partners]] and [[Anthony Caro]].<ref name="Ina Cole">{{cite book |editor1-last=Cole |editor-first1=Ina |title=“From the Sculptor’s Studio”, conversation with Anthony Caro, held in 2006 |year=2021 |publisher=Laurence King Publishing Ltd |page=34-47 |isbn=9781913947590 |oclc=1420954826}}</ref> Due to [[Protected view|height restrictions]], and to improve the view, the bridge's suspension design had the supporting cables below the deck level, giving a very shallow profile. The bridge has two river piers and consists of three main sections of {{convert|81|m|0|abbr=on}}, {{convert|144|m|0|abbr=on}}, {{convert|108|m|0|abbr=on}} (north to south) with a total structure length of {{convert|325|m|0|abbr=on}}; the aluminium deck is {{convert|4|m|0|abbr=on}} wide. The eight suspension cables are tensioned to pull with a force of 2,000&nbsp;[[ton]]s against the piers set into each bank—enough to support a [[Safe working load|working load]] of 5,000&nbsp;people.

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