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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.
In the Victorian era, with houses creeping further onto the Downs, an Act of Parliament was passed to protect them as a park for the people of Bristol. In 1754 a bridge to span the gorge was proposed, but it was nearly 80 years before work began on Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge, and a further 30 years before it was completed.
A 5" (13 cm) convex lens and sloping mirror were installed on the top of the tower; these project the panoramic view vertically downward into the darkened room below. Visitors view the true image (not a mirror image) on a fixed circular table 5 feet (1.5m) in diameter, with a concave metal surface, and turn the mirror by hand to change the ...
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.
[2] [3] [4] The Bristol Bridges Walk presents a solution of the puzzle for the city of Bristol. [5] Its route leads the walker through different quarters of the city, the Avon Gorge and Leigh Woods. Along the way it crosses 45 bridges including Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol Bridge, and Avonmouth Bridge. [6]
On 10 July 2024, two suitcases containing human remains were found on Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, in the South West of England. The suitcases were found by police after reports of a man acting suspiciously. A manhunt soon ensued, with police searching for one person in connection with the remains.
Pulteney Bridge was completed in 1773 and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed structure. [26] The bridge was designed by Robert Adam, [26] and is one of only four bridges in the world with shops across the full span on both sides. [27] It is named after Frances Pulteney, heiress in 1767 of the Bathwick estate across the river ...
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. [5] [6] Simple suspension bridges, which lack vertical suspenders, have a long history in many mountainous parts of the world.