Herring Bridge
About Herring Bridge
Herring Bridge, also called the Third River Crossing, is a bascule bridge over the River Yare in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. It is named after the town's historical herring fishing industry. Completed in 2024, its construction was delayed due to several issues, including the explosion of a World War II bomb.
On the show — 3 mentions total
Then most of the votes came in after that point. Even though they set up the vote saying this bridge is named after the herring industry, we know that the reason this bridge is called the Herring Bridge, did it win in the end? It won. Then the reason it's called that is because of Richard Herring.
from Little Fish: Get To The Bus!, 2026-07-19 at 00:09:32 · read transcript
Other times Herring Bridge came up
It was one of the most important fishing ports in the whole UK. It was a really important town for that. Anyway, unfortunately, most of the votes saying this should be called the Herring Bridge arrived after comedian Richard Herring told all his followers, name a bridge after me. Then most of the votes came in after that point.
Little Fish: Get To The Bus!, 2026-07-19 · listen
Of people, this new bridge. Norfolk County Council ran a vote for the name, and it was either going to be the Queensgate or the Britannia Bridge or the Yahr Bridge or the Herring Bridge, right? Herring Bridge won. That's because Great Yarmouth was a great town for the herring industry, really important.
Little Fish: Get To The Bus!, 2026-07-19 · listen
Coordinates: 52.5930, 1.7261