Clifton Suspension Bridge

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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
John Hawkshaw
surface form: Sir 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 Bristol
surface form: City of 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 Trust
surface form: 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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Bristol hasHistoricSite Clifton Suspension Bridge
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
this entity surface form: Clifton Suspension Bridge (spans Avon Gorge)
Avon Gorge crossedBy Clifton Suspension Bridge
Avon Gorge knownFor Clifton Suspension Bridge
Bristol, England, United Kingdom hasLandmark Clifton Suspension Bridge
subject surface form: Bristol
Ashton Court Estate near Clifton Suspension Bridge
The Downs, Bristol adjacentTo Clifton Suspension Bridge
The Downs, Bristol hasViewOf Clifton Suspension Bridge