Campaigners battling to save a North Shields footbridge from destruction have issued a final plea for it to be protected.
North Tyneside Council has been planning for years to tear down the Borough Road bridge, which has been a prominent feature of the town’s skyline for more than 80 years. The local authority granted planning permission to demolish the historic crossing in 2019, but cannot proceed until the Government also agrees to extinguish the public right of way across it.
With the Planning Inspectorate due to rule on the bridge’s future in the coming months, locals bidding to protect the high-level path have renewed their calls for its preservation. Vicki Gilbert, of the North Tyneside Public Transport Users Group, said the Borough Road bridge is a “part of the cultural heritage of this area” and a pleasant walking route for locals who want to avoid the traffic below, particularly children, parents with prams and the disabled.
