Clifton Suspension Bridge

E136966

The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge, renowned as an iconic symbol of Bristol and a masterpiece of Victorian engineering.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ
suspension bridge ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Victorian engineering ⓘ
carries cyclists ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ
connects Clifton ⓘ
Leigh Woods ⓘ
constructionCost £100,000 (approximate historical cost) ⓘ
constructionResumedDate 1862 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1831 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crosses Avon Gorge ⓘ
River Avon ⓘ
designer Isambard Kingdom Brunel ⓘ
engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel ⓘ
Sir John Hawkshaw ⓘ
linked to: John Hawkshaw

William Henry Barlow ⓘ
hasTollBooths yes ⓘ
heightAboveWater 75 m ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry England ⓘ
heritageStatus Grade I listed structure ⓘ
length 412 m ⓘ
locatedIn Bristol ⓘ
England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeArea City of Bristol ⓘ
linked to: Bristol
mainSpan 214 m ⓘ
maintainedBy Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust ⓘ
material stone towers ⓘ
wrought iron chains ⓘ
near Ashton Court Estate ⓘ
Clifton Observatory ⓘ
notableFor association with Isambard Kingdom Brunel ⓘ
iconic silhouette over Avon Gorge ⓘ
use of wrought iron suspension chains ⓘ
numberOfSpans 3 ⓘ
openedBy Clifton Suspension Bridge Company ⓘ
openingDate 1864-12-08 ⓘ
owner Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust ⓘ
symbolOf Bristol ⓘ
toll yes ⓘ
trafficDirection left-hand traffic ⓘ
usedFor bungee jumping (historically, under special events) ⓘ
road transport ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
yearCompleted 1864 ⓘ

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River Avon → hasBridge → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Isambard Kingdom Brunel → knownFor → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Cabot Tower → offersViewOf → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton → knownFor → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton → hasLandmark → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton → crossedBy → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton campus → near → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Bristol Avon → hasBridge → Clifton Suspension Bridge (spans Avon Gorge) ⓘ
linked to: Clifton Suspension Bridge
Avon Gorge → crossedBy → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Avon Gorge → knownFor → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Bristol → hasLandmark → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Ashton Court Estate → near → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
The Downs, Bristol → adjacentTo → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
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Clifton, Bristol → knownFor → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
subject linked to: Clifton area of Bristol
Clifton, Bristol → hasLandmark → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
subject linked to: Clifton area of Bristol
Clifton, Bristol → tourismAttraction → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
subject linked to: Clifton area of Bristol
Cumberland Basin → near → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Underfall Yard → locatedNear → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton Observatory → overlooks → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton Observatory → hasViewOf → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton Observatory → near → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Royal York Crescent → hasView → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Hotwells → locatedNear → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Brandon Hill Park → hasViewOf → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
subject linked to: Brandon Hill park
William Henry Barlow → notableWork → Clifton Suspension Bridge (completion work) ⓘ
linked to: Clifton Suspension Bridge
Leigh Woods → locatedNear → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust → manages → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust → maintains → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust → preserves → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton campus, University of Bristol → locatedNear → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Avon and Somerset → hasTouristAttraction → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
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River Avon → hasBridge → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
subject linked to: Avon
St Vincent’s Rocks → hasViewOf → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton Down → hasViewOf → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Clifton Down → near → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Portway (A4 road) → passesUnder → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Brunel family → notableProjectAssociation → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ
Bridges by Isambard Kingdom Brunel → hasPart → Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ