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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 ...
Barbie Pascual Fred Jagueneau/Bravo Below Deck‘s Barbie Pascual made a dramatic exit by storming off the boat late at night hours before season 11 came to an end. During the finale, which aired ...
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).
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The Edgely bridge at Randall Avenue in Bristol Township has been closed for a year. Here's the latest update on the complicated nature of the fix.
The suitcases were found by Bridge Attendants who stopped a man acting suspiciously. A manhunt soon ensued, with police searching for one person in connection with the remains. The person was identified as Colombian national Yostin Andres Mosquera. Police arrested him on 13 July 2024 at Bristol Temple Meads railway station. [1] [2] [3]