Weststand
Central Defender
Hebo P54 was the barge
Theres no barges due in Port of Sunderland in the next 72 hours
-
The forum upgrades are now largely complete.
Please read this thread for more details.
New user registrations are currently disabled.
Keel Crossing [opened 18.10.25] - compendium thread
- Thread starter 6inarow
- Start date
Theres no barges due in Port of Sunderland in the next 72 hours
Weststand
Central Defender
dont think so - POS had no scheduled vessels for the next 72 hours yesterday
Looking not then.
Weststand
Central Defender
That was the tug he was tracking I think which was on its way to blyth iirc - the barge was HEBO-P54
This is just one of 21 photos from a pano so frustratingly not lined up perfectly but I might go back to get a better version of this. Crane has gone from north side and you can see where the bridge is heading.
Logon or register to see this image
Sorry if already clarified elsewhere but do we know if it is meant to line up with the Keel Line over the other side? It looks like it's there or thereabouts.
DiscopantsSoL
Midfield
Yeah straight line from the Propeller sculpture between The Peacock and New Culture House down the keel line and over bridge
Yes, posted this on Twitter earlier but you can pretty much draw a straight line from my seat to The Peacock.
Logon or register to see this image
Excellent, will be better than the view down the Champs Elysees and p1ss all ower Wembley Way.
Would be even better if they find a way to light it all up at night from one end to the other.
Would be even better if they find a way to light it all up at night from one end to the other.
Really grateful for all this drone footage. It's fantastic to see it coming to life, step by step. It'll make such a difference to match days and completely opens up the whole Sheepfolds estate.
Go far enough back on this board and you'll find me not that bothered about whether we had a footbridge or not. For whatever reason I had it in my head that it was going to be near St Mary's and didn't think it would add much benefit.
The positioning of it and the joined up thinking which has the Stadium, Sheepfolds Stables, Keel Square etc all linked up has totally got me on board. Will be a massive plus to the city.
Totally agree, and IMO you can't have too many bridges. It's when people want to build walls that you need to be worried (looking at you Trump). The lower level one (if it happens) will also help open up the riverside itself for walking routes etc.
There's a lot of potential in the city as a leisure and tourism destination which has arguably been here since the heavy industry stopped, and is only recently beginning to be exploited. Even if its primary benefit is for the people of Sunderland itself, it's a massive benefit, but as we've seen down the sea front, we're already attracting people from the wider region and I think the city can definitely follow suit. And bringing more housing and businesses into town is also a really smart move. As you say, joined up thinking that is really starting to reap rewards.
A Premier League football team would also help massively but we probably have a bit of a wait there.
Last edited:
xmfd
Striker
This is literally a game changer for match days and generally drinking in Sunderland
This is mainly the Stadium and Sheepfolds but the bridge is in the background and the scale is more obvious without the crane beside it.
You must be logged on to see media items
JOEJA
Winger
You must be logged on to see media items
Logon or register to see this image
Logon or register to see this image
Last edited:
Escape Velocity
Central Defender
Just looking at the bridge there is it likely to carry any utilities over to sheepfolds?
Mainly thinking telecoms as I’d imagine there’s quite a lot of power and gas over there locally anyway.
Mainly thinking telecoms as I’d imagine there’s quite a lot of power and gas over there locally anyway.
Henry_Hill
Winger
Meant to carry a potential new heat network too
Forgot to mention that you can see the yellow crane taking shape on the south side. I hadn't really considered the logistics of this but driving home about 8am I saw two lorries carrying parts of what I assumed to be the crane but they seemed to be coming from the direction of the East End. How does that work?
