The structure itself was gone in the space of two weeks
Preston ’s Old Tram Bridge was in such poor condition that it took less than half the time to demolish it as had been expected. Although work to remove remnants of rubble on the banks of the Ribble continues, the structure itself was gone in the space of two weeks – with the work completed before the end of August.
He is now cautiously confident that the new bridge – traversing the same span of river between Avenham Park and Penwortham – will be a Christmas present that the people of Preston and South Ribble can enjoy in December 2025. Before then, however, there is the small matter of completing an almighty engineering project.
All of that is in preparation for the part of the project Chris says is “generally the thing that people like to see” – the moment “it start to look like a bridge”. Bridge to the past The abutments – or supports – standing at either end of the bridge are believed to date back to its original 1804 construction and will remain as a link to the two-century history of the site.
Valerie Wise, cabinet member for community wealth building, said that while she has been appreciating the “historic moment”, she believes the new bridge will “add to the features of this amazing river”. Bridge budget boost Since work on the Old Tram Bridge project began back in May, an extra £1.6m has been added to its original £6.6m budget. The additional cash has come from the pot originally earmarked for the now scrapped plans to create new football facilities on Preston’s Ashton Park.
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