Northam Bridge

[Lymington Saint]

To make a change from the Manager merry-go-round

Southampton's Northam Rail Bridge to be replaced by 2030 - BBC News

This has been kicking around for a while.  Looks like it is getting serious.  Anyone know whether replacing the footbridge from SMS would be included in the scheme?  It was built one the cheap when the stadium was built and is inadequate.  Also, how is it going to work after they have built the new bridge and are replacing the existing bridge?

Anyone ITK?

[Football Special]

Not ITK but this is definitely a big opportunity to improve the access and make a proper route towards Kingsland/ Northam stand that can hold a lot more people

 With stadium expansion our crowds could grow to 40k + by 2030 and I expect access will be an issue for approval 

[Katalinic]

Sport Republic will dither replacing the footbridge, then decide on a long term temporary one.

[S-Clarke]

3 minutes ago, Katalinic said:

Sport Republic will dither replacing the footbridge, then decide on a long term temporary one.

I've found SR's plans for the new bridge.

[East Kent Saint]

In Boston they have a failed highway project that looks exactly like that . 

[Disco Stu]

A quick steel brush and fresh coat of Hammerite and it will be good for another 117 years.

[Morse]

When i first met my now wife she wanked me off on Northern Bridge while walking home from Barberellas so I'll be sad to see it go. 

[Weston Super Saint]

47 minutes ago, Morse said:

When i first met my now wife she wanked me off on Northern Bridge while walking home from Barberellas so I'll be sad to see it go. 

Classy.

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Was there a bridge before the current one that we could bring back? 
 

If not, surely there’s one available from Germany? 

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Morse said:

When i first met my now wife she wanked me off on Northern Bridge while walking home from Barberellas so I'll be sad to see it go. 

Are English Heritage or Southampton Civic Society aware of this ?

If ever a bridge was worthy of a blue plaque then this is it. 

[Charlie Wayman]

15 hours ago, East Kent Saint said:

In Boston they have a failed highway project that looks exactly like that . 

There was one in Salisbury exactly like that as well a few years ago.

[trousers]

16 hours ago, Football Special said:

With stadium expansion our crowds could grow to 40k + by 2030

One assumes that would be a record for a League 2 club?

[SW11_Saint]

17 hours ago, Football Special said:

Not ITK but this is definitely a big opportunity to improve the access and make a proper route towards Kingsland/ Northam stand that can hold a lot more people

 With stadium expansion our crowds could grow to 40k + by 2030 and I expect access will be an issue for approval 

Not to mention if the mooted plans for an indoor arena happen too. You’d assume this is all part of the Project Renaissance initiative. 

[OldNick]

21 hours ago, Morse said:

When i first met my now wife she wanked me off on Northern Bridge while walking home from Barberellas so I'll be sad to see it go. 

I assume while the crowd was leaving the game

[spyinthesky]

8 hours ago, trousers said:

One assumes that would be a record for a League 2 club?

It would.

The record attendance for a 4th Division game (ie equivalent of League 2) was Palace v Millwall in 1960/1 of 37,774.

Something to aim for I guess!!!

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

On 14/11/2025 at 17:41, Morse said:

When i first met my now wife she wanked me off on Northern Bridge while walking home from Barberellas so I'll be sad to see it go. 

Yeah, me too. 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

29 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Yeah, me too. 

She must have liked me a lot more. She did more to me on that bridge than just a handjob and my mates I was with at the time got more too. Loved those nights out with the football team. 

[tdmickey3]

23 hours ago, Badger said:

Are English Heritage or Southampton Civic Society aware of this ?

If ever a bridge was worthy of a blue plaque then this is it. 

It should have had splash backs

[Challenger]

On 14/11/2025 at 17:41, Morse said:

When i first met my now wife she wanked me off on Northern Bridge while walking home from Barberellas so I'll be sad to see it go. 

Wouldn't life be awful without a bit of romance.

[Matthew Le God]

On 14/11/2025 at 14:15, Lymington Saint said:

Anyone know whether replacing the footbridge from SMS would be included in the scheme?  It was built one the cheap when the stadium was built and is inadequate.  Also, how is it going to work after they have built the new bridge and are replacing the existing bridge?

Anyone ITK?

 An older BBC article from 2021 says...

"As part of the scheme, the footbridge that runs from the road to St Mary's Stadium would also be replaced."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-59414409?app-referrer=webview

 

Edited Saturday at 22:04 by Matthew Le God

[Turkish]

Can’t we make one really cool bride that is a bit of an icon for the area? Southampton doesn’t have much going for it maybe if we could make a class bridge it would at least give something to talk about 

[Weston Super Saint]

7 hours ago, Turkish said:

Can’t we make one really cool bride that is a bit of an icon for the area? Southampton doesn’t have much going for it maybe if we could make a class bridge it would at least give something to talk about 

The one that wanked Morse off on the bridge doesn't sound that bad?

[benjii]

42 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

The one that wanked Morse off on the bridge doesn't sound that bad?

Yeah, but wheeling her up the ramp is fucking tedious.

[Miltonaggro]

This is what the council have proposed and the Echo have confirmed the design. Includes an underground ice rink.

[CB Fry]

1 hour ago, Miltonaggro said:

This is what the council have proposed and the Echo have confirmed the design. Includes an underground ice rink.

That floor will be a nightmare slip hazard once the Saturday night wanking off gets under way

[Weston Super Saint]

46 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

That floor will be a nightmare slip hazard once the Saturday night wanking off gets under way

It'll be fine. Top right of the pic is the wank balcony. It's banned from everywhere else.

[Miltonaggro]

1 hour ago, CB Fry said:

That floor will be a nightmare slip hazard once the Saturday night wanking off gets under way

It was ever thus, Blenheim Palace is exactly the same. 

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

On 14/11/2025 at 17:41, Morse said:

When i first met my now wife she wanked me off on Northern Bridge while walking home from Barberellas so I'll be sad to see it go. 

 

On 14/11/2025 at 19:34, Badger said:

Are English Heritage or Southampton Civic Society aware of this ?

If ever a bridge was worthy of a blue plaque then this is it. 

Funnily enough, I've never noticed it before, but I've just walked across that bridge and amazingly.....

[Hatchy]

Alex Crook has confirmed these rumours from an inside source .

[franniesTache]

1 hour ago, Hatchy said:

Alex Crook has confirmed these rumours from an inside source .

So that means it's not going to happen then

[benjii]

2 hours ago, Hatchy said:

Alex Crook has confirmed these rumours from an inside source .

A.k.a read it on here.

[Lymington Saint]

Its fair to say that this thread has not quite gone in the way that I anticipated!