Pero's Bridge

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Pero's Bridge is a distinctive modern pedestrian bascule bridge in Bristol, England, known for its iconic horn-shaped counterweights and its role in commemorating enslaved man Pero Jones.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Pero's Bridge canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bascule bridge ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
pedestrian bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Horned Bridge ⓘ
commemorates Pero Jones ⓘ
connects Harbourside development ⓘ
linked to: Harbourside

Queen Square area ⓘ
linked to: Queen Square
country England ⓘ
crosses Bristol Harbour ⓘ
St Augustine's Reach ⓘ
designer Eilis O'Connell ⓘ
Ove Arup & Partners ⓘ
hasAccessibility step-free access ⓘ
hasArtisticElement sculptural counterweights ⓘ
hasCounterweightType vertical horn-shaped counterweights ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Bristol's engagement with its slavery history ⓘ
hasDesignFeature curved deck ⓘ
horn-shaped counterweights ⓘ
twin bascule leaves ⓘ
hasFunction link cultural and commercial areas of Bristol Harbourside ⓘ
hasLighting architectural lighting ⓘ
hasMemorialFunction remembrance of Bristol's role in the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction Arnolfini arts centre ⓘ
M Shed museum ⓘ
linked to: M Shed

Watershed media centre ⓘ
linked to: Watershed
hasOpeningMechanism hydraulic system ⓘ
hasPedestrianUseOnly true ⓘ
hasSpanType single span with bascule leaves ⓘ
hasStatus public infrastructure ⓘ
heritageContext near historic city docks ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
locatedIn Bristol city centre ⓘ
location Bristol ⓘ
maintainedBy Bristol City Council ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
namedAfter Pero Jones ⓘ
opened 1999 ⓘ
openingDate 1999-03-20 ⓘ
partOf Bristol Harbourside regeneration ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Harbourside
purpose improve pedestrian access across Bristol Harbour ⓘ
region South West England ⓘ
linked to: southwest England
structureType movable bridge ⓘ
use pedestrian traffic ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bristol Harbour → hasPart → Pero's Bridge ⓘ
Bristol Harbourside → hasLandmark → Pero's Bridge ⓘ
St Augustine's Reach → crossedBy → Pero's Bridge ⓘ