Great Yarmouth's third river crossing to be named Herring Bridge
The name has been picked from a shortlist put together by members of the public
Great Yarmouth's third river crossing is to be named Herring Bridge after a public poll.
Over 2,700 member of the public voted for the name which was part of a shortlist also picked by people living in the town.
Among other suggestions were King's Bridge, Queens Gate and Britannia Bridge.
£120m is being spent on the new crossing which links the A47 to the port and enterprise zone via South Denes Road.
It's hoped the project, due to be completed in the summer, will ease traffic congestion on local roads and attract more investment into the town.
Councillor Graham Plant, Norfolk County Council’s deputy leader said: “I’m delighted the winning name is one which reflects the fantastic history of Great Yarmouth.
"I am confident the completion of this long awaited new bridge and further planned investments will bring much prosperity to the town and our region, as the fishing industries of our past did before it.”
Last month construction crews unearthed an unexploded World War II bomb, that caused days of disrptuion in the centre of Yarmouth.
Cllr Plant added: “We are also extremely thankful for the collective emergency response which avoided any harm or injury to individuals or any damage to the bridge’s main structures during last month’s unprecedented events."
"Full credit to our site team and BAM Farrans Joint Venture for keeping us on track to reach the next key milestones and the fact a project of this scale has been delivered on time and on budget through COVID and present market conditions is simply outstanding.”
The next milstones in construction will be the delivery of the two leaves for the main lifting bridge, which are to be shipped to Yarmouth via barge in the coming weekes.
A large floating crane will then be brought to the down to lift the final pieces of the third crossing into place.