North Bridge has finally reopened to full operation after eight years of repairs and refurbishment.
Motorists will be hoping for an easier flow of traffic. And pedestrians will welcome the availability of both pavements instead of the crush of everyone having to use the same side.
North Bridge is, of course, a key route linking Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns and has a long history.
Here are some fascinating pictures selected from the Evening News archive, looking back at North Bridge over the decades.
As well as the Evening News and The Scotsman, North Bridge has been home to some of Edinburgh’s major department stores. And its exposed position means it has also seen plenty of weather - from fog to snow to gales.
Scroll through and see what else one of our most familiar roads has been through over the years.
17. Shrouded in scaffolding
Scaffolding covers almost all of Edinburgh's North Bridge, including the North British hotel in January 1990. | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan
18. Painted blue and red
Edinburgh's North Bridge was last painted - blue and red - in November 1990. | TSPL Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
19. Foggy day
A woman crosses the street as a heavy fog descends on North Bridge in Edinburgh in March 1991 | TSPL Photo: Hamish Campbell
20. Roadworks on North Bridge 1992
Workmen digging up the road at North Bridge in Edinburgh, June 1992. Photo: Colin McPherson