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There has been a bridge at this point (close to the North Gate of the city walls) since 1541, before which there was a ferry. The bridge here has been modified, rebuilt and enlarged several times. A hydraulically operated horizontal drawbridge was constructed in 1870 connecting Charlotte Street and Witham.
In 1925 plans were submitted for a new bridge; of which one costed at £275,000 with a straightened approach road approximately 30 yards (27 m) north of the 1870 bridge was accepted. The bridge was contracted in 1927 for £86,100 to the Widnes Foundry (1295) Ltd, who constructed as a Scherzer rolling lift bridge (or "Walking lift bridge"). The bridge was Grade II listed in 1994.
North Bridge has some happy if somewhat hazy memories for us as it was our route to Spiders nightclub on New Cleveland Street back in our (possibly misspent) youth!
PLEASE NOTE: the bridge is extremely busy with traffic most of the time and is at the approach to a busy junction. There is a pay-and-display carpark close to GZ which is acccessible from Lime Street and Cleveland Street, or there is limited on-street parking further up Cleveland Street and the cache is walkable from there.
