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Clip from archive compilation programme 'Understanding Northern Ireland'.
This footage shows the construction of the bridge and features good aerial shots of the city. Also, included are interviews with the workmen, who are asked what they think the bridge should be called, with many thinking it should be named the "Kilkeel Bridge" or "Mourne Bridge" due to the majority of those working on the bridge being from that area.
Within Belfast City Council, the naming of the bridge had been the subject of some controversy, with members of the council originally proposing it be called "Carson's Bridge".
It was opened by its eventual namesake, Queen Elizabeth II, and Prince Philip in 1966. During the visit a brick was dropped from a high building onto the bonnet of the Royal car, whilst a bottle was thrown at the car, in Royal Avenue, by a woman onlooker