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Built to replace a wooden bridge installed by LNER when they made the 'cut' (Borough Road) for the tramway in 1854, and a 'right-of-way' was required. This 80 year-old metal footbridge over Borough Road, North Shields, was due to be demolished in 2020. The local council claimed that it would cost more to repair then to demolish and, despite protests, the go-ahead was given in February 2020. However it was reprieved on appeal, and still stands.

North view

North view (Google Earth)

South view

South view (Google Earth)

North view 2

Views from Waldo St. 

Pictures from another time