[1] It was scheduled for demolition starting on 12 October 2024, to be replaced by a road at ground level, which is set to take one year to complete.

The Blackstaff River (or Owenvarra) formerly flowed from west to east at the northern end of what is now Sandy Row.

The old Saltwater Bridge became part of the foundations of its approach road at the southern (Sandy Row) end.

[1] In 2017, Translink proposed to demolish the Boyne Bridge and replace it with a road at ground level, as part of redevelopment plans for the new Belfast Grand Central station.

[7] This was protested by local residents of Sandy Row on heritage grounds, citing the King William tradition.

They requested the Boyne Bridge be refurbished or included in the new development,[8] and proposed it be granted listed building status.