Neptune’s Way, from The Richard Rogers Partnership. The bridge, an elliptical crescent, was the unanimous choice of the judging panel and was also the public’s favourite when it was recently displayed with models of the rival bridge designs.

Council Leader Charlie Gordon, who chaired the judging panel, said: "Neptune’s Way is clearly a piece of 21st Century architecture. The new bridge will be a destination in its own right rather than simply the quickest way to cross the river."