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Sunderland's world famous crane-making heritage has been commemorated with the installation of the original Crown Works sign into the site around the Northern Spire bridge.

Sunderland's impressive new Northern Spire bridge has beaten off stiff competition to win a coveted national construction and engineering award.

Sunderland's impressive new Northern Spire bridge was thrown into the national limelight tonight (Saturday) when it featured on TV's biggest show Strictly Come Dancing.

Sunderland's impressive new Northern Spire bridge will be closed this Sunday (Sept 16) when it hosts a celebratory artistic event to mark its opening.

Northern Spire - Sunderland's new bridge across the River Wear - is expected to open in August.

Over 2,200 schoolchildren enjoyed a lesson with a difference when they visited the construction site of Sunderland's new Northern Spire bridge throughout its construction.

The opening of Sunderland's new impressive bridge across the River Wear - Northern Spire - is nearing, after a long, challenging winter.

Talented landscape artist Robert Soden is renowned for capturing changes to the Sunderland skyline with his painting of architecture and urban life.

A section of the A1231 Wessington Way in Sunderland will be closed overnight this week to enable final resurfacing works to be carried out ahead of the opening of the city's new bridge later this spring.

A section of Timber Beach Road in Sunderland is set to be closed to vehicles during the weekend of March 24 and 25 for final surfacing works to be carried out.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have given their royal seal of approval to Sunderland's new landmark Northern Spire bridge.

A stunning new video showcasing almost three years of construction work on Sunderland's new bridge has been released.

A busy stretch of road in Sunderland that has been temporarily closed to enable works around the new Northern Spire bridge to be complete is due to re-open this week.

Drivers are being reminded that a section of Timber Beach Road in Sunderland will be closed to vehicles for up to four weeks from this Wednesday (January 10).

A section of Timber Beach Road in Sunderland will be closed for up to four weeks from mid-January.

The name of Sunderland's impressive new bridge across the River Wear has been unveiled as 'Northern Spire'.

It's here! Your chance to be part of the history of the city.

It's almost time ... to name the bridge. Sunderland's £117million New Wear Crossing is nearing completion - and now the time is right to give it a name that will last for years to come.

The construction of Sunderland's new impressive bridge across the River Wear is scheduled to feature on BBC's The One Show next week.

A major route through Sunderland is to re-open next week following the completion of roadworks in connection with the city's new bridge.

Hundreds of schoolchildren in Sunderland are being given the opportunity to visit the biggest construction project in the North East.