Oxford Road’s iconic footbridge is no more.

These stunning images show the final hours of work to bring the bridge down.

Workers celebrated on Saturday night as the overpass was torn down.

All that remains is a giant pile of rubble.

One shot, taken at the end of the night’s work, shows how the Palace Theatre can now be seen in all its glory from further down Oxford Road, no longer blocked from view by the bridge.

Huge diggers got to work at the site on Monday.

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Europe’s ‘busiest bus route’ will be closed to vehicles until September 6 between Booth Street East and Hathersage Road.

Now that the bridge has been demolished, the clean up job will begin.

Work is taking place as part of Manchester University’s £50m redevelopment of Manchester Business School and Oxford Road area.

The plans include a new 40,500 sq ft retail and leisure facility over 14 units for a mix of retail, food and leisure occupiers.

A university spokesman said: “We would ask people to bear with us while we carry out this essential work as part of our £1bn campus master plan redevelopment, which will ultimately transform this stretch of Oxford Road.”