Virtual Trail Help

The Great Bridges Mission - find map links and answer hints below! 

Clue 01

Clue 01 - REVEAL HINT

The button above puts you on the bridge facing in the right direction. The answer lies on the building on the left just after you leave the bridge, by the bend in the road. (Clearly visible in Oct 2024 Streetview.)

Clue 02

Clue 02 - REVEAL HINT

The button above puts you in the right spot on the eastern riverbank between the two bridges. Scan up and zoom in on the top of each bridge at this end to view the years you need. (July 2022 Streetview.)

Clue 03

Clue 03 - REVEAL HINT

The button above puts you in the right spot on the northern side of the bridge by the war memorial. Find the answer by turning to your left after facing the bridge and looking at the building across the road from The Toy Box. (Sept 2025 Streetview.)

Clue 04

Clue 04 - REVEAL HINT

The top button above puts on you the bridge - take a look! It doesn't feel like you're on a bridge! The second button pinpoints the top of the weir, from which point you can find the feature that you can get lost in on the riverbank to the right (east).

Clue 05

Clue 05 - REVEAL HINT

The button above takes you to the right side of the bridge. Turn around and follow the road away from the bridge a very short way. The answer is on a stone post after the four gate, and before the bend. (Jun 2022 Streetview.)

Clue 06

Clue 06 - REVEAL HINT

The button above takes you to the view in our image, at the Forth Bridges Viewpoint between the Forth Bridge and Forth Road Bridge on the south side. To find the answer, follow Gote Lane to the south, turn left (east) along High Street / Western Terrace and the answer is on the opposite side of the road.

Clue 07

Clue 07 - REVEAL HINT

Use the buttons above to locate the roundabout by Spa Bridge and activate Streetview to see the answer to this clue. (Apr 2025 Streetview.)

Clue 08

Clue 08 - REVEAL HINT

The item in our image is the Golden Globe Monument on the north bank of the River Tyne. Click on the button to stand on the bridge and spot it. The answer you need is on the building directly opposite the monument. You'll need to go and stand near it in Streetview to see all the words you need.

Clue 09

Clue 09 - REVEAL HINT

Hit the button above to locate HMS Belfast, just to the west of Tower Bridge on the Thames. Heading west along the river, and without giving any bridge names away, the types of bridges you pass under are: road, rail, road, foot, rail, road, road, foot (1), rail, foot(2), road, road and finally road (the answer).