All photos of Millennium Bridge dated 2015-2016 are the actual ones and were taken with iPhone 5s.

The official name of The Millennium Bridge is the London Millennium Footbridge. It is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London. It links South Bank with the City of London and located between Southwark Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge.

It opened on 10 June 2000. On the day of opening, the bridge was crossed by 90,000 people, with up to 2,000 on the bridge at any one time. Unexpected lateral vibration (resonant structural response) caused the bridge to be closed on 12 June 2000 for modifications.

The bridge's movements were caused by a 'positive feedback' phenomenon, known as synchronous lateral excitation. After extensive analysis by the engineers,[10] the problem was fixed by the retrofitting of 37 fluid-viscous dampers (energy dissipating) to control horizontal movement and 52 tuned mass dampers (inertial) to control vertical movement. This took from May 2001 to January 2002 and cost £5M. After a period of testing, the bridge was successfully reopened on 22 February 2002. The bridge has not been subject to significant vibration since.

In spite of the successful fix of the problem, the affectionate "wobbly bridge" epithet remains in common usage among Londoners.

Filming

The Millennium Bridge was featured in the sixth installment of the Harry Potter film franchise, where the bridge collapsed following an attack by Death Eaters.

The Bridge also appeared in the 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy during the climactic battle on Xandar.

The Bridge also appeared in the video to the Olly Murs song "Heart on My Sleeve."