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The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset. Since opening in 1864, it has been a toll bridge , the income from which provides funds for its maintenance.
The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge, looking south from the Downs The Avon Gorge ( grid reference ST560743 ) is a 1.5-mile (2.5-kilometre) long gorge on the River Avon in Bristol , England.
Bristol Bridge from Castle Park. Bristol Bridge is a bridge over the floating harbour in Bristol, England. The floating harbour was constructed on the original course of the River Avon, and there has been a bridge on the site since long before the harbour was created by impounding the river in 1809. The current bridge was completed in 1768 and ...
Sarah Ann Henley (8 July 1862 – 31 March 1948) was a barmaid from Easton, Bristol, who became famous in 1885 for surviving a suicide attempt by jumping from the Clifton Suspension Bridge, a fall of almost 75 metres (246 ft).
In 2003, Lewis Whyld took an instantly classic photograph of the Concorde on its last flight, soaring over the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, United Kingdom.
Fun runners on the Portway in the 2006 Bristol Half Marathon. The canopy over the road under the Clifton Suspension Bridge is visible in the background. The Portway Park and Ride is in Shirehampton near the M5 junction. [15] A bus lane on the inbound section of the road from Sea Mills is designed to allow quicker access for buses to the city ...
The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of the main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges, often correlating with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. [4]
Clifton Observatory (grid reference) is a former mill, now used as an observatory, located on Clifton Down, close to the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England. History [ edit ]