Time is running out for people to name Great Yarmouth's £121m third crossing.

People have until the end of Tuesday to cast their vote on which of the five names for the bridge they prefer.

The five names to vote on are: Queens Gate, Kings Bridge, Britannia Bridge, Yare Bridge and Herring Bridge.

The winner will be announced in the spring with the bridge due to open this summer.

The voting process saw a nomination phase held last autumn which generated more than 300 suggestions for names.

The suggestions were then whittled down to the final five nominations by a naming committee made up of county and district councillors and representatives from local community groups.

Graham Plant, cabinet member for highways, transport and infrastructure at Norfolk County Council and mayor of Great Yarmouth, said: “I’m delighted with the fantastic level of participation in the competition so far and we’re making one last call for anyone who hasn’t yet voted to take the opportunity.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Councillor Graham Plant cabinet member for highways, transport and infrastructure at Norfolk County Council and mayor of Great Yarmouth Councillor Graham Plant cabinet member for highways, transport and infrastructure at Norfolk County Council and mayor of Great Yarmouth (Image: Jamie Honeywood Archant Norwich Norfolk)

"I feel confident that whichever name is chosen will be one the town can be proud of for generations to come and I look forward to seeing this long-awaited key piece of infrastructure for our region finally become a reality”.

Colleen Walker, county and borough representative for Great Yarmouth, said: "This has been an amazing project and I am delighted with the level of interest shown by the local community.

"I look forward to hearing the final name chosen ahead of the opening and I’m sure whichever name is chosen, this project will be heralded as a major success for the town for many years to come."

The new bridge will link the A47 at Harfrey’s roundabout to the port and the enterprise zone via South Denes Road on the other side of the River Yare.

Voting can be completed online using the project website at www.norfolk.gov.uk/3RC, or in person by posting a vote in one of the boxes provided at Great Yarmouth Town Hall, the Shrublands Community Centre in Gorleston, Gorleston Library, or Caister Library.