Newhaven footbridges - 5.9.2013 & 4.5.2016

A friend of mine refers to this bridge by its railway company number. I thought it was called the Mill Creek railway footbridge. Looking for information about it on the planning application for its replacement, I see that it has the exotic name of the Oyster Pond Footbridge. Some time I shall have find out why it has that name. Anyway, after a number of years being propped up by a wooden trestle it has now been replaced by a shiny, new steel edifice. From the view down the stairs, you can see that it is quite wide. Three mums with buggies could bounce them down side by side. The path beyond, which eventually leads to the beach to the east of Newhaven Harbour, is a narrow earth/mud track, so the bridge could be seen as a bit over-engineered. However there are developments in the pipeline that could mean that greater numbers of tourists and workers will use the path, which is currently mainly for walkers - with and without dogs.