Clifton Suspension Bridge
BristolA Victorian suspension bridge about 75 metres above the Avon Gorge, and Bristol's best-known landmark.
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Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, BS8 4DU
Quick facts
The bridge opened on 8 December 1864 and stands about 75 metres above high water in the Avon Gorge.
Brunel won the commission and work began in 1831, but money ran out, and after his death colleagues finished it as a memorial to him.
Its chains came from Brunel's Hungerford Bridge in London, which was demolished in 1860.
Address
Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, BS8 4DU
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