Keel Crossing [opened 18.10.25] - compendium thread

[errant]

A drawbridge

if this was 12 months ago, with michael beale in charge we'd be queuing up for it like lemmings.

 

[Ricci's Special Kebabs]

The Golden Boot Bridge

 

[Butcher's Coat]

Biffers Bridge

 

[OnienRoll]

Frankie

 

[sofatester]

Early leavers bridge

 

[Boris Bear]

Mackem Causeway

 

[harryCLSsafc]

Me dad knows Phil Curtis from the Sunderland Antiquarian Society and I've just asked him about this area of the city. It was seemingly and previously known as Galley's Gill - there was both a school and a graveyard down there.

Should perhaps be Galley's Bridge?

 

[Ghfd]

Bridge too far

 

[Sam Handwich]

It should be The Vaux Footbridge, really. Simple , and people are practically calling it that anyway.

They'll probably end up going with the Quantum Gangplank or some shite

Vaux isn't "inclusive"
It'll need to reflect the current influx and our proud LGBT heritage.
And we can't leave the mags out., they've done so much for Sunderland
We could call it The Sir Kier.

 

[rubberface]

'My Uncle Is Ernie Bewick Bridge'

 

[Hulkster]

Footbridge McFootbridgeFace

Bridge Over Troubled Wearter

Bridge on the River Trai

 

[AKickUpTheBerntHaas]

The Wayne Bridge. After John or Wayne. Take your pick.

 

[JAZZMANB]

The link
Short and sharp

 

[harryCLSsafc]

I think this is the same place as the area where the bridge is - happy to stand corrected if not.

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[Derbla]

My vote

Bridgy McBridgeface

 

[mickb2112]

That's what I always call the last bridge across the wear. I never refer to it by any other name. I'll just call this one the footbridge, I think.

"Another New Bridge"

 

[Sgt Pepper]

The Sheepfolds Slipway

 

[PJH]

MonkwearmouthSunderland Milleniumish Bridge.

 

[Kevj]

Biffers Bridge

Biffin’s

Me dad knows Phil Curtis from the Sunderland Antiquarian Society and I've just asked him about this area of the city. It was seemingly and previously known as Galley's Gill - there was both a school and a graveyard down there.

Should perhaps be Galley's Bridge?

That’s correct, the Gill is to the south of the Bridge but there is already a bridge linking Vaux to Deptford called that, or at least known as that since I was a kid.
There’s just as much history on the Vaux site itself with Roman occupation or industry on the north side to be drawn from.

Actually, would be good if the Roman word for the Wear could be incorporated somehow.

 

[Bob Fleming]

If you believe one of the rumours then

The Weak bridge
The closed on matchday

Guess the last bridge should have been named the sinking bridge then