Day to remember: Shirley and Ian Aitchison this week in front of the Alexandra Bridge, which opened 50 years ago. They were in the Alexandra Pipe Band which led the procession across the bridge. The piers of the older bridge remain in the foreground. : Alexandra's steel bridge's 50th overlooked, but not by residents

The big day: The Alexandra Pipe Band leads the procession for the opening of the Alexandra Bridge. Drummajor (centre) Ron Bradley leads the band and Ian Aitchison (to his right) is followed by his wife Shirley (nee King. Picture: Supplied : Alexandra's steel bridge's 50th overlooked, but not by residents

Make way: Construction work begins on the new bridge alongside the original bridge, which was dismantled in 1962, leaving two stone piers. Picture: Supplied : Alexandra's steel bridge's 50th overlooked, but not by residents