Serving as a suspended pedestrian walkway to allow people easy access into the St James Centre from Greenside car park, the partially-enclosed Leith Street footbridge appeared at the tail end of 2003 and managed to survive for 15 years - just about long enough to evoke nostalgia memories for many people.
Locals affectionately referred to the glass and steel structure, which looked suspiciously similar to the one spanning the M8 at Harthill Services (2-for-1 deal perhaps?) as the 'bendy bridge' due to its wavy design of curves and bends.
Those over a certain age will also recall that this wasn't the first footbridge over this part of Leith Street - it actually replaced an earlier version that was erected in 1975.
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The original bridge, which was known as the 'bridge to nowhere' as it had been put in place to connect to a new housing development that was never built, was removed due to safety and sanitation concerns, with some people choosing to use it as a public toilet from time-to-time. Yep, absolutely gross.
Thankfully, there were no such problems with the 'bendy bridge' due to bridge users being in full view of people below. But nonetheless, it was definitely a structure that divided opinion. Some deemed it the "best bit" of the old St James complex, while others simply regarded it as just another modern eyesore.
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The bridge's removal in September 2017 as part of the demolition of the wider St James Centre development sparked a similar contrast of opinions, with many hopeful that a new site could be found for it.
Sadly, for 'bendy bridge' fans at least, the bridge had been tailor made for its Leith Street location and the structure was broken up and scrapped.
Earlier this week, a post about the Leith Street bendy bridge sparked a discussion among members of the Lost Edinburgh group on Facebook. We were pleased to see that, even in death, the lost landmark still continues to divide opinion.
Responding to a question asking what had happened to the bridge, Bill Kennedy said: "It made its way gracefully down a flight of stairs and disappeared."
Laird Ronald Simpson wrote: "All gone in modernisation. It was an iconic sight."
Andrew Craig said: "The best part of the old St James Centre; at least it had some aesthetic merit, even if it was an afterthought. Sorry to see it go."
One member commented: "It was def better than the old straight one that was used as a p*** house/doss house."
Another said: "I hated that bloody thing. I suffer from vertigo and had to crawl across it unless I could get someone to help me get over it."
Alan Hamilton added: "When I lived in Leith Street it was quite handy to nip to Greggs for a bacon roll avoiding the crazy Saturday shoppers at the front door."
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