Leaders hope work will be completed in time for bridge’s centenary in 2028 despite rising costs and new complications
To say one of Britain’s best-loved bridges is in a sorry state might be an understatement.
The Tyne Bridge is badly rusting, its paint is peeling and the steelworks are visibly corroding, but its custodians have vowed that it will be restored to its former glory in time for its centenary in 2028.
