The Tyne Bridge - a beloved symbol of our region that's known around the world.
In five years time, the iconic structure linking Newcastle and Gateshead will mark its 100th anniversary.
Before then, it is hoped the bridge, which is currently badly rusting and last had a major paint job in 2000, will get some much-needed refurbishment.
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The Chronicle told in December how council bosses expect they will hear this spring whether the Government will pay for the restoration.
We reported: "The deterioration of the famous crossing has been a hot topic on Tyneside for years, with Newcastle and Gateshead councils in desperate need of Government cash to renovate the bridge in time for its centenary in 2028."
When our striking photograph was taken 95 years ago, there were no such concerns as the majestic arched structure gradually took shape with the awe-struck folk of Tyneside looking on.
In early February 1927, the superstructure of the New Tyne Bridge (to give it its full name) was given a further push, and Church Street, Gateshead, was completely bridged.
We see huge girders weighing over 500 tons being moved towards the steel columns.
The Chronicle reported how "the operation was watched by a large crowd".
As has been noted before, we can only marvel at the bravery of the workers - the so-called 'monkey men' - who built the bridge.
Many of them were veterans of World War I and unemployed shipyard tradesmen desperate for work during a time of profound economic depression.
Not for the first time, we see them them photographed working at height on this hugely challenging engineering project with no harnesses or safety gear in sight.
Many men fell during the bridge's construction, and there were even specialist 'watermen' in boats on the Tyne waiting to retrieve them from the river if they did fall - but incredibly only one man lost his life.
He was tragic Nathaniel Collins, a scaffolder from South Shields, married with four children.
On Saturday, February 18, 1928, he was working near the top of the bridge which, at the time, was at least 185ft above the murky waters.
The bridge was nearing completion and the arches weren’t more than a few feet apart.
The 33-year-old must have either slipped or got his footing wrong because, as watchers gasped, he tumbled off the bridge.
Sickeningly, he hit the footway on the way down, then splashed into the river.
When Nathaniel was pulled from the water, he was taken to Newcastle Infirmary where he died of his injuries.
The Tyne Bridge was officially opened amid great fanfare by King George V on October 10, 1928.
Seventy-five years later, descendants of the bridge's original workforce of scaffolders, painters, and builders joined a parade to mark its anniversary.
One of them was Robert Collins, the grandson of Nathaniel. Robert told us: "I never met him but I remember listening to my grandmother telling stories about him.
"The Tyne Bridge epitomises the Geordie spirit. It was built by hard work and at a time when men were desperate for the work.”
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