Prior to any development of the site, a Level 2 historic building survey based on the Historic England guidelines Understanding Historic Buildings: A Guide to Good Recording Practice (2016) standards was undertaken on the bridge and its associated structures. This included a general and detailed photographic, written and drawn record of the structure. Lindsay Road Bridge and its associated cutting and retaining walls comprise surviving elements of the development of the Leith branch-line and Goods Station, and the wider development and expansion of the Newhaven foreshore, and the bridge has latterly become a local landmark for the LGBTQ+ community. The bridge has been out of use for vehicular traffic since 2021 and is now blocked preventing pedestrian use. The south approach was latterly in use as an outdoor seating area by the adjacent Dreadnought pub. The condition of the piers and retaining walls appear to be good although a structural inspection by Mott MacDonald indicates that several elements of the bridge are dilapidated.
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