I first visited the York Millennium Bridge several years ago, but had been waiting to get some better photographs before featuring it here. It's a remarkable and fascinating structure, and I'm glad to finally be able to discuss it. It was built in 2001 for £4.2m, by C Spencer Ltd. The bridge was designed by Whitby Bird, now part of Ramboll. Six years previously, they had designed an inclined arch bridge in Manchester, but the York structure is far more technically daring, if also a little…